Meriden Man Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine Through Mail: Feds

MERIDEN, CT — A Meriden man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine through the mail, according to officials.

Bimael Acevedo-Roman, 29, was also sentenced Wednesday to four years of supervised release following the prison term, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery announced.

An investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotics and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force found that Acevedo-Roman was “coordinating the shipment of parcels containing kilogram quantities of cocaine from U.S. Post Offices in Puerto Rico to various ‘drop addresses’ in Meriden, New Britain and Bristol, and the shipment of parcels of cash back to Puerto Rico,” according to a news release.

Acevedo-Roman and others picked up parcels from the drop addresses and delivered them to Acevedo-Roman’s Meriden residence, according to officials.

“During the investigation, investigators intercepted and seized mail parcels containing more than five kilograms of cocaine and $179,300 in cash, and identified dozens of other suspicious parcels that likely contained kilogram quantities of cocaine and bulk currency,” officials wrote in the news release.

Acevedo-Roman was arrested on May 18, 2022. He pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.

Acevedo-Roman, who was released on a $100,000 bond, is required to report to prison on July 12, according to officials.