A Bristol, Connecticut man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking organization that was sending kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and Massachusetts.
MIGUEL FREYTES, 42, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
According to court documents, Freytes was part of a drug trafficking organization that was sending parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and Massachusetts. Between July and December 2018, law enforcement intercepted and seized five suspect parcels that were being mailed to addresses in Bristol, Meriden, and Burlington, Connecticut, and in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The investigation revealed that the cocaine was being sent from Puerto Rico by Roberto Muniz and others. Investigators arrested Freytes and other members of the organization on January 9, 2019, and seized approximately 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, items used to process and package narcotics, and more than $150,000 in cash.
Freytes, who had been released on bond, was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service at the conclusion of the sentencing proceeding.
The case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State Police, and several local police departments.
Freytes’ sentence is part of a larger effort by law enforcement to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations in the region.
The case is also being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.
Defendant: MIGUEL FREYTES, 42, of Bristol, Connecticut
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine
City and State: Bristol, Connecticut
Date: February 27, 2020
Sentence: 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release
Dollar Amounts: $150,000 in cash seized
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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