Hector Roman, a 30-year-old New Britain man, has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring.
According to court documents, Roman participated in a drug trafficking organization that shipped kilogram quantities of cocaine in the mail from Puerto Rico for distribution in central Connecticut and western Massachusetts.
Roman retrieved multiple shipments of cocaine from the addresses to which they were sent and provided a storage location for those narcotics at his residence.
Over the course of approximately one year, he was responsible for the receipt and storage of approximately 10 kilograms of cocaine.
Roman and a co-defendant, Melvin Rivera-Lopez, were arrested on January 15, 2015, after they traveled to the U.S. Post Office on Weston Street in Hartford to pick up a package that contained approximately 300 grams of cocaine.
The investigation revealed that Rivera-Lopez was the liaison with the cocaine source of supply in Puerto Rico.
Roman pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine. He was sentenced on March 28, 2016.
His co-defendant, Melvin Rivera-Lopez, 28, of Hartford, pleaded guilty to the same charge and was sentenced to 65 months of imprisonment on June 27, 2016.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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