Sergio Horta-Molina, Narcotics Trafficking, Connecticut 2022

A federal grand jury in Hartford has returned a five-count indictment charging Sergio Horta-Molina, 46, of Suffield, Connecticut, with narcotics trafficking offenses.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Enfield Police Chief Alaric Fox today announced the indictment.

Horta-Molina, along with Octavio Razon-Mejia, also known as “Pachas,” 36, of Enfield, Carlos Gutierrez-Fernandez, also known as “Shaggy,” 38, of Enfield, Juan Sanchez-Razon, also known as “Juanito,” 27, of Enfield, and Guillermo Capetillo-Cervantes, 34, of Enfield, were charged with conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, controlled substances.

The indictment alleges that Horta-Molina arranged the shipment of cocaine and other narcotics to Connecticut, and then distributed the drugs to other members of the organization who, in turn, sold the drugs to street-level traffickers and drug customers.

Horta-Molina faces enhanced penalties based on a prior federal conviction in the District of New Jersey for conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin. He was charged with the offense after a search of his Suffield residence in September 2017 revealed approximately 23 kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin. In November 2019, Horta-Molina was sentenced to 40 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for that offense.

The indictment charges each defendant with one or more counts related to the possession and distribution of narcotics. If convicted of this charge, Horta-Molina, Razon-Mejia and Gutierrez-Fernandez face a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years. Sanchez-Razon and Capetillo-Cervantes face a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

The investigation is being conducted by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force and the Enfield Police Department. The defendants are currently detained and are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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