New London Man Who Trafficked Cocaine Via U.S. Mail Sentenced: Feds

NEW LONDON, CT — A New London man convicted of drug trafficking has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison. Carlos Antonio Crespo-Febus, 43, will also serve three years of supervised release for trafficking large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail to Connecticut and elsewhere.

Crespo-Febus was the head of the trafficking operation, according to prosecutors. An investigation found that Crespo-Febus was coordinating the shipment of parcels, each typically containing two kilograms of cocaine, from U.S. Post Offices in Puerto Rico to various “drop addresses” in New London County.

Crespo-Febus paid at least three people to receive parcels of cocaine at their homes, and at least two others to serve as “runners” who retrieved parcels from the drop addresses and delivered them to Crespo-Febus. The runners were paid $500 for each parcel they delivered, according to prosecutors.

Investigators intercepted and seized about 16 kilograms of cocaine that were mailed from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, and identified dozens of other suspicious parcels that likely contained kilogram quantities of cocaine.

Crespo-Febus has admitted that he trafficked at least 50 kilograms of cocaine.

He has been detained since his arrest in September 2021. In October of last year, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.

Crespo-Febus’ criminal history includes a conviction in Puerto Rico for murder in the second degree, for which he was in prison for 11 years and four months, and a federal conviction in 2013 for unlawful possession of a firearm, for which he was sentenced to 60 months in prison.