A Hartford resident, Reymon Rojas, 40, has been charged in a federal indictment with multiple counts related to narcotics distribution and firearm possession. The announcement was made by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for New England.
According to court documents and statements made during proceedings, the DEA began investigating Rojas in June 2025 after receiving information that he was trafficking narcotics. Rojas is reported to be a co-owner of Los Bandoleros market on Albany Avenue in Hartford. Between July and October 2025, investigators conducted controlled purchases of fentanyl and cocaine from Rojas at various locations, including the market.
Rojas was arrested on November 3, 2025. During a search of his Park Street apartment that same day, authorities found approximately 500 baggies of fentanyl, hundreds of counterfeit pills suspected to contain fentanyl, cocaine intended for distribution, and a kilogram drug press. A separate search at Los Bandoleros market uncovered a safe containing several hundred grams of fentanyl powder, about 1,500 sleeves of fentanyl, materials used for packaging and processing narcotics, and a loaded .45 caliber firearm. Investigators also searched Rojas’ vehicle and discovered more fentanyl intended for distribution as well as counterfeit pills, cocaine, and crack cocaine.
Prosecutors allege that Rojas has prior state felony convictions for drug- and robbery-related offenses.
On November 12, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Rojas on five counts: one count of possession with intent to distribute at least 400 grams of fentanyl (carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years imprisonment), two counts involving possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl or cocaine (each carrying mandatory minimum sentences of five years), one count for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (maximum fifteen-year sentence), and one count for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking (mandatory consecutive sentence starting at five years). Due to his previous conviction for a serious violent felony, Rojas could face enhanced penalties if convicted.
Rojas has remained detained since his arrest. On December 5 he appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford where he pleaded not guilty to all charges.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan stated: “An indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
The case was investigated by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force—comprising personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office; Connecticut State Police; police departments from Bristol, Hartford, East Hartford, Enfield, Manchester, Middletown, New Britain; Rocky Hill; Wethersfield; and Windsor Locks—and will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America—a national initiative led by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration as well as dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime through resources such as the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).