Nelson Alejandro-Capo, 37, of West Hartford, was sentenced on April 21 to 144 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine, according to an announcement by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
The sentencing comes after a multi-agency investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating out of Supreme Automotive in New Britain. The investigation involved wiretaps, surveillance, and controlled purchases that led authorities to identify Alejandro-Capo as a supplier who provided several kilograms of cocaine through co-conspirator Eli Samuel O’Farrill-Fernandez.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Alejandro-Capo supplied approximately two kilograms of cocaine on September 24, 2024, and four kilograms on October 12, 2024. Following arrests on November 14, investigators seized over five kilograms of cocaine along with fentanyl, heroin, firearms, cash totaling about $75,000 and multiple vehicles from various locations connected to the group. Alejandro-Capo was arrested on November 22 and later pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy charges involving more than five kilograms of cocaine.
Alejandro-Capo has been detained since February when his bond was revoked. Ortiz and O’Farrill-Fernandez also pleaded guilty and are serving sentences of over ten years each.
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