NORWALK, CT — Kimberly Delacruz, also known as “K,” 31, of Norwalk, was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment and 18 months of supervised release for her role in a southwestern Connecticut narcotics trafficking ring, federal authorities said.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and Norwalk Police Department identified Delacruz’s paramour, Jose Orjuela, as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in the Norwalk area, federal officials said.
The investigation, which included court-authorized wiretaps and controlled purchases of narcotics, revealed that Orjuela and others transported kilogram-quantities of cocaine from Texas and Ohio, and kilogram-quantities of fentanyl and heroin from New York City, and distributed the narcotics in and around Norwalk through a network of associates, federal officials said. .
Orjuela and Delacruz stored narcotics and drug proceeds at their Marlin Drive residence in Norwalk, and also used the Darien residence of a co-conspirator to store narcotics and drug proceeds, convert cocaine into crack cocaine, and package narcotics for street sale, federal officials said. Delacruz assisted Orjuela in the packaging and distribution of narcotics, federal officials said.
Orjuela, Delacruz, and others were arrested on April 29, 2024. In association with the arrests, investigators executed multiple federal search warrants and seized approximately 15,000 dose bags of suspected fentanyl, approximately 350 grams of raw heroin, and quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine, federal officials said.
Orjuela was apprehended while attempting to flush several hundred grams of fentanyl down a toilet in his residence, federal officials said.
On July 22, 2025, Delacruz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin.
Delacruz, who is released on a $50,000 bond, is required to report to prison on July 15.
On May 14, 2026, Orjuela was sentenced to 188 months of imprisonment.
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