Press Release
☷Connecticut Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
Mar 07,2024
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Rafael Ortiz , a 47 - year - old man from Hartford , Connecticut , was sentenced to 110 months in prison and three years of supervised release on March 4 , 2024 , for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl , heroin , and cocaine base , as well as possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime . He was arrested in May 2021 in Lyndonville after fleeing from Vermont State Police officers and discarding a loaded pistol . Ortiz also had drugs and weapons on him at the time of his arrest . The investigation and prosecution of Ortiz was conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies , including the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives , the Vermont State Police , and the Federal Bureau of Investigation . This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods , a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities . For more information , visit Justice . gov/PSN .
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