John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that JUAN CARLOS FIGUEROA, 40, of Norwalk, was sentenced
today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 35 months of
imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine
and methamphetamine.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
between March and June 2018, Figueroa and others trafficked kilogram quantities
of narcotics, including cocaine and methamphetamine, from a source of supply in
New Rochelle, New York, into Norwalk and the surrounding area. On May 31, 2018, Figueroa and a
co-conspirator, Rafael Lopez-Macias, traveled to New Rochelle to obtain two
kilograms of cocaine from a source.
Figueroa has been detained since his arrest on October 11,
2018. On that date, a search of his
residence revealed a drug press machine and other items used to process and
package narcotics.
On May 6, 2019, Figueroa pleaded guilty to one count of
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
On March 27, 2019, Lopez-Macias, a citizen of Mexico,
pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and
distribution of, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count of reentry
of removed alien. On July 3, 2019, he
was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment.
This matter has been investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Connecticut State Police,
and the New Rochelle, Norwalk and Stamford Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Anthony E. Kaplan and Lauren C. Clark.
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