Nelson Alejandro-Capo, a 37-year-old resident of West Hartford, was sentenced on April 21 by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 144 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine, according to an announcement from 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 is significant as it involved the seizure of large quantities of narcotics and firearms and highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to combat drug distribution networks within Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made during proceedings, Alejandro-Capo supplied Wilfredo Ortiz—the leader of the organization—with two kilograms of cocaine on September 24, 2024, and four kilograms on October 12, using Eli Samuel O’Farrill-Fernandez as an intermediary. Investigators used wiretaps, surveillance methods, and controlled purchases as part of their inquiry.
Ortiz and several other group members were arrested on November 14, 2024. Searches conducted at that time resulted in the confiscation of more than five kilograms of cocaine, over 200 grams of fentanyl, approximately thirty grams of heroin, seven firearms with ammunition, about $75,000 in cash and twenty-six vehicles connected to the operation. Alejandro-Capo was taken into custody shortly after these arrests; his bond was revoked in February this year leading up to his sentencing.
Alejandro-Capo pleaded guilty on December 17 last year to conspiracy charges involving possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine as well as two counts related to possession with intent or actual distribution exceeding five hundred grams each. Ortiz received a sentence totaling eleven years and three months while O’Farrill-Fernandez is serving ten years.
The investigation included participation from 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; various state departments; and police departments from across Connecticut.
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