A Waterbury man has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for trafficking cocaine.
Luis Casto, 34, of Waterbury, was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine on August 27, 2021.
On September 10, 2018, task force officers conducted surveillance on individuals who were suspected of being the source of the cocaine as they traveled by car to Casto’s residence on Delaware Avenue in Waterbury.
Investigators later stopped the car and recovered $67,000 in cash. A search of Casto’s residence that evening revealed more than 500 grams of a mixture containing cocaine, a kilogram press, items used to process narcotics for redistribution, and $8,292 in cash.
This is Casto’s second federal conviction. In March 2011, he was sentenced in the Southern District of New York to 18 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine, crack and firearms.
Casto, who had been released on bond, was remanded to custody at the conclusion of the court proceeding to begin serving his sentence.
LUIS CASTRO, of Waterbury, has been sentenced to 68 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.
The exact criminal charges against LUIS CASTRO are possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
The city and state where this crime took place is Waterbury, Connecticut.
The exact date of the crime was in September 2018.
The sentence or outcome in this case is 68 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release.
LUIS CASTRO has been ordered to pay no fines in this case.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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