Feliciano was one of 19 people arrested as part of a 7-month investigation into a cocaine-distribution ring operating between Springfield and Bridgeport, Conn.
NEW HAVEN - Springfield resident Jorge Feliciano was sentenced 10 years in federal prison Friday for his part in a cocaine distribution ring that shuttled drugs between Puerto Rico, Bridgeport, Conn., and Springfield, the United States Attorneys Office announced.
Feliciano in April pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine. He was arrested in Hartford on Jan. 4.
U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns sentenced him to 120 months in prison to be followed by five years supervised release.
The arrest was the result of a seven-month joint operation involving the the FBI, U.S. Marshal’s Service, Internal Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Connecticut State Police and local police departments in Hartford, Stamford and Stratford.
Feliciano was one of 19 people arrested as part of the operation and charged with narcotics or firearm violations, and the confiscation of more than 5 kilograms, or 11 pounds, of cocaine, crack, and heroin, an assault rifle and five handguns and $150,000 in cash.
Court documents allege that between November 2009 and his arrest in January, Feliciano transported nearly 15 kilograms of cocaine from Springfield to Connecticut.