Cocaine trafficker gets 5 years in prison
A New London man was sentenced Wednesday to 5 years in prison for his role in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy in which cocaine was mailed through the U.S. Postal Service from Puerto Rico to southeastern Connecticut, according to federal authorities.
Abraham Rosado, 33, also was sentenced by by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to five years of supervised release, according to federal authorities.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotics and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force in Connecticut intercepted a suspicious package in August 2020 that was destined for a location in Puerto Rico,” federal authorities said in a statement, citing court documents and statements made in court.
“A court-authorized search of the package revealed $158,900 in cash. Investigators established a connection between Raul Robles, who is Rosado’s cousin, and the seized package, and learned that Robles’ and Rosado’s residence on Blackhall Street in New London had received approximately 25 suspicious parcels from Puerto Rico since September 2019,” the statement said,
Federal authorities said investigators monitored USPS deliveries of parcels mailed from Puerto Rico to the Blackhall Street residence, “including multiple parcels addressed to names of individuals who did not reside there.
“A court-authorized search of one parcel that had been mailed to a fictitious individual at the residence revealed more than a kilogram of cocaine,” federal authorities said in the statement.
Rosado was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on April 8, 2021 and he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine on on Feb.16, 2022, federal authorities said in the statement.
Robles pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 2 years in prison on March 17, 2022, the statement said.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotics and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force, with assistance from the New London and Town of Groton police departments. The Task Force includes members from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Postal Service — Office of the Inspector General, the Connecticut Army National Guard, and the Hartford, New Britain, Meriden and Town of Groton police departments.