Norwalk Man Sentenced In Federal Cocaine Trafficking Case

NORWALK, CT — Juan Carlos Figueroa, a 40-year-old Norwalk resident, was sentenced to 35 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on Monday for trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney John H. Durham.

Figueroa, who was part of a case that began in New Rochelle, NY, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport.

According to court documents and prosecutors, between March and June 2018, Figueroa and others "trafficked kilogram quantities of narcotics, including cocaine and methamphetamine, from a source of supply in New Rochelle, New York, into Norwalk and the surrounding area." During that period, Figueroa and a co-conspirator, Rafael Lopez-Macias, obtained two kilograms of cocaine from from a source in New Rochelle.

Figueroa was arrested in October of that year, and he remains in custody. At the time of his arrest, authorities searched his home and found a drug press machine and other items used to process and package narcotics.

In May of last year, Figueroa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and the same year Lopez-Macias, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count of reentry of removed alien. Lopez-Macias was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment.

This matter has been investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Connecticut State Police, and the New Rochelle, Norwalk and Stamford Police Departments.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anthony E. Kaplan and Lauren C. Clark.