U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery | U.S. Department of Justice
Ramon Soto, a 57-year-old former resident of New Britain, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. The sentencing was announced by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill delivered the sentence in Bridgeport.
The investigation, led by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotics and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force, uncovered a cocaine trafficking operation involving parcels shipped from Puerto Rico to drop addresses in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Soto was involved in collecting these parcels and delivering them to his residence or that of a co-conspirator before transporting the drugs to individuals in the Bronx.
Authorities intercepted and seized ten parcels containing approximately two kilograms of cocaine each during the investigation. They also identified around 280 suspicious parcels believed to contain similar quantities.
A court-authorized search on May 1, 2023, at Soto's residence resulted in the seizure of a loaded Ruger handgun, ammunition, money counters, a digital scale with cocaine residue, and over $1,000 cash. A search at a co-conspirator’s home revealed additional firearms and drug-related materials.
Soto was arrested on February 14, 2024, and later pleaded guilty on September 19, 2024, to charges related to conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
He is currently released on a $50,000 bond but must report to prison by February 26. The investigation included collaboration among various law enforcement agencies such as the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and several police departments across Connecticut.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephanie Levick and Konstantin Lantsman are prosecuting this case.
