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Two Maryland men have been charged with trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills into Connecticut, the Justice Department said Friday.
The Connecticut District U.S. Attorney and New England Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment on charges of fentanyl trafficking.
According to court documents and statements made in court on Sept. 8, Flores, Aller and others arrived at the Wethersfield conference in an SUV and sold about 15,000 pills of fentanyl to an undercover DEA agent. .
After Flores showed an undercover agent a sample of the pills, the agent said he would have to go to another location to receive the money.
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The two men and others followed the agent’s car south to Rocky Hill.
When Rocky Hill police officers tried to stop the vehicle for a traffic violation, it ran over a roadside curb onto a grassy area where law enforcement vehicles had surrounded the suspect’s vehicle.
Investigators searched the vehicle and found numerous Nerdy candy boxes and Skittles candy bags containing thousands of fentanyl pills.
Flores and Alelar are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
Each charge carries a minimum of 5 years’ imprisonment and a maximum of 40 years’ imprisonment.
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“Fentanyl trafficking is no doubt already a serious crime, but as we argue, disguising fentanyl pills in children’s candy packages could have even more tragic consequences for our communities. You don’t have to stretch your imagination too far to think that there is,” said Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. She said, “I would like to thank the members of the DEA task force for their efforts in this investigation and for removing large amounts of fentanyl from the streets.”
“Fentanyl has caused record numbers of deaths. The DEA’s top priority is to actively pursue those who distribute this poison for profit and to destroy people’s lives.” , said Brian Boyle, a special agent in charge of the New England Drug Enforcement Administration. “The illicit drug trade is destroying the very foundations of our families and communities, so every time you take a fentanyl-containing pill on the street, you are guaranteed to save a life.”
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Flores and Aller have been in custody since September 8.