A New York man has been sentenced in Boston for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization that transported cocaine from Puerto Rico to the northeastern United States. Felix Baez Munoz, 35, received a sentence of 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. In September 2024, Baez Munoz admitted guilt to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

Baez Munoz was identified as a courier for the organization, which used mail services to transport kilograms of cocaine concealed within everyday items like air fryers. These packages were sent to various locations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In May 2020, federal agents observed Baez Munoz moving a duffle bag from Massachusetts to New York. Upon being stopped in New York, he allowed authorities to search the bag, leading to the discovery of $387,030 suspected as drug proceeds.

The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy along with other law enforcement officials including Ketty Larco-Ward from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division, Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble of the Massachusetts State Police, and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox. The investigation received support from agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division and Homeland Security Investigations in Boston.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip C. Cheng prosecuted the case under an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations through a collaborative approach involving multiple agencies.

It is important to note that allegations against remaining defendants are yet unproven until they are confirmed guilty beyond reasonable doubt in court.