Luis Miguel Rosario-Peralta, Fentanyl Trafficking, Connecticut 2020

Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison

LUIS MIGUEL ROSARIO-PERALTA, 32, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 54 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl.

Prosecutors announced that Rosario-Peralta was involved in a large-scale fentanyl trafficking operation. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Stamford Police Department’s Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit identified him as a major player in the trade.

In July 2019, authorities intercepted Rosario-Peralta on a wiretap negotiating the sale of kilogram quantities of narcotics. He was arrested on July 5, 2019, in Yonkers, New York, after he traveled to a drug stash location there and picked up approximately three kilograms of fentanyl.

Rosario-Peralta has been detained since his arrest. On August 5, 2020, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.

According to authorities, this case was a major blow to the fentanyl trade in the region. The sentence handed down to Rosario-Peralta is a significant deterrent to those involved in similar crimes.

Rosario-Peralta faces immigration proceedings when he is released from prison. The matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Stamford Police Department, with the assistance of the Yonkers Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie T. Levick.

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