Windsor Locks Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT - A local man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering, according to a statement from US Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham. Following his release he will be subject to three years of supervised release.

Oscar Montoya, 62, pleaded guilty in May to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, oxymorphone, hydrocodone and alprazolam, and one count of engaging and attempting to engage in a monetary transaction affecting interstate commerce, involving criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000.

According to the statement, Montoya's wife, Christina Miles, is a retired nurse who illegally possessed, dispensed and sold prescription medication and other controlled substances. He also dispensed drugs to at least one of Miles' customers. To sign up for free Windsor Locks-East Windsor news alerts and more, click here.

North Central Narcotics Task Force and the DEA conducted a search of the couple's 350 North Street residence in 2016, finding a large quantity of various prescription medications, approximately two pounds of marijuana, $10,093 in cash and more than $13,000 in gift cards.

Miles and Montoya had amassed more than $700,000 distributed in various bank accounts.

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