BRIDGEPORT — A city resident could faces years in prison after he was indicted on charges related to cocaine trafficking through the mail between Puerto Rico and Bridgeport.
A grand jury in New Haven returned a three-count indictment Wednesday, charging 34-year-old Miguel Angel Mendez-Urena, of Bridgeport, with cocaine trafficking offenses.
The DOJ said Mendez-Urena coordinated the shipment of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico to various Bridgeport locations, and the shipment of drug proceeds to people in Puerto Rico, the DOJ said.
He was arrested on May 15 after accepting a delivery of 500 grams of cocaine mailed to him from Puerto Rico.
The indictment charges Mendez-Urena with one count of conspiracy to distributed, and to posses with intent to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum term of 10 years in prison and a maximum term of life in prison.
Mendez-Urena was also charged with one count of possession with intent to distributed cocaine — a charge that comes with a maximum term of 20 years in prison.
The indictment also charged Mendez-Urena with one count of using the U.S. Mail to distribute the proceeds of unlawful activity. This charge carries a maximum term of five years in prison.
Mendez-Urena has been detained since his arrest earlier this month.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Bridgeport-man-accused-of-trafficking-cocaine-13907922.php
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