Pedro Luis Rivera-Rodriguez, Cocaine Trafficking, Connecticut 2022

Florida Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking in Connecticut

By Grimy Times Staff

Pedro Luis Rivera-Rodriguez, also known as ‘Cano,’ a 39-year-old man from Deltona, Florida, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2019, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service received information that Rivera-Rodriguez, who formerly resided in New Haven, was trafficking large quantities of cocaine.

In November 2019, an individual working with investigators negotiated with Rivera-Rodriguez to purchase a kilogram of cocaine from a supplier in Puerto Rico for $22,500. Rivera-Rodriguez also indicated that he was prepared to sell a kilogram of pure fentanyl and more than 30,000 Percocet pills, and he shipped a sample of fentanyl to Connecticut as part of an expected transaction.

Rivera-Rodriguez was arrested on February 18, 2020. On September 10, 2021, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.

Rivera-Rodriguez, who was released on bond, was remanded to custody at the conclusion of the sentencing proceeding.

This matter was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert S. Ruff.

Defendant’s Information:

Defendant: Pedro Luis Rivera-Rodriguez, also known as ‘Cano’

Real Full Name: Pedro Luis Rivera-Rodriguez

Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine

City and State: Deltona, Florida

Exact Date: February 18, 2020 (arrest date)

Sentence or Outcome: 66 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release

Dollar Amounts: $22,500 (price of cocaine)

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