Wilfredo Ortiz, also known as “Will” and “P,” of Bristol, was sentenced on Mar. 9 to 135 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics from a New Britain car dealership, according to David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement to address drug trafficking organizations operating in Connecticut communities. Authorities said Ortiz led a group that distributed cocaine and other drugs out of Supreme Automotive on Main Street in New Britain.
Court documents show that the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force and New Britain Police Department used wiretaps, surveillance, and controlled purchases during their investigation in 2024. Three controlled buys from Ortiz involved more than a kilogram of cocaine each. Investigators also intercepted communications linking Ortiz to firearms.
Ortiz and several others were arrested on November 14, 2024. During searches related to the arrests, authorities seized over five kilograms of cocaine, more than 200 grams of fentanyl, about 30 grams of heroin, a kilogram press, seven firearms, ammunition, roughly $75,000 in cash, and 26 vehicles from Supreme Automotive and other locations connected to the organization.
Ortiz has been detained since his arrest. He pleaded guilty on November 10, 2025 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. In addition to his recent conviction, Ortiz was previously sentenced in 1999 by New Britain Superior Court to 27 years for murder and robbery stemming from an August 1998 convenience store robbery where a codefendant killed one employee and wounded another.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force; Homeland Security Investigations; Drug Enforcement Administration; Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division; U.S. Marshals Service; Connecticut State Police; various state departments; and numerous local police departments across Connecticut. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Natasha Freismuth, Reed Durham, and David Nelson.
