ELI SAMUEL O’FARRILL-FERNANDEZ, also known as “Maple,” was sentenced on Mar. 12 to 120 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine, according to an announcement by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
The sentencing follows a multi-agency investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating out of Supreme Automotive, a car dealership on Main Street in New Britain. The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement to address narcotics distribution and related criminal activity in the region.
Court documents show that O’Farrill-Fernandez supplied significant quantities of cocaine to Wilfredo Ortiz, who led the organization. On September 24, 2024, he provided Ortiz with about two kilograms of cocaine, and on October 12, delivered four more kilograms at Supreme Automotive. Investigators used wiretaps, surveillance, and controlled purchases during their inquiry.
O’Farrill-Fernandez and other members were arrested on November 14, 2024. Searches conducted at various locations connected to the group resulted in the seizure of over five kilograms of cocaine, more than 200 grams of fentanyl, approximately 30 grams of heroin, a kilogram press, seven firearms with ammunition, around $75,000 in cash, and 26 vehicles. At O’Farrill-Fernandez’s residence on Maple Street, authorities found equipment used for processing and packaging narcotics.
O’Farrill-Fernandez has been detained since his arrest and pleaded guilty on November 17, 2025 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Ortiz also pleaded guilty to the same charge and was sentenced on March 9 to over eleven years in prison.
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; several state departments; and numerous local police departments across Connecticut. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Natasha Freismuth, Reed Durham, and David Nelson are prosecuting the case.
