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New York Man Gets 3+ Years for Marijuana Distribution
Alexander Lappin, 34, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing marijuana. Lappin was also ordered to pay a $3,600 fine and to forfeit $105,825.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the case stems from a Drug Enforcement Administration and Connecticut State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force investigation into a large-scale marijuana growing and trafficking organization that operated in the greater Danbury area and had ties to New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
Between June 2011 and June 2012, the drug trafficking organization conspired to manufacture, sell, and distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. The investigation, which included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, revealed that Lappin was selling multi-kilogram quantities of marijuana to Nicolas Calamaras of New Fairfield, who distributed the drug to numerous individuals in the Danbury area.
Thirteen individuals were charged as a result of the investigation, during which investigators seized marijuana, more than $520,000 in cash, 10 firearms, vehicles and real property. Lappin was arrested on June 14, 2012, and investigators seized more than $105,000 in cash from his Brooklyn apartment.
Lappin has been detained since his arrest. On May 13, 2013, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. Calamaras has pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing.
The matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Connecticut State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force Northwest Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Tracy L. Dayton and David X. Sullivan.
U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesperson Tom Carson can be reached at (203) 821-3722 or thomas.carson@usdoj.gov for further information.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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