Wilfredo Ortiz, also known as “Will” and “P,” of Bristol, was sentenced on Mar. 9 to 135 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics from a car dealership in New Britain, according to David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement to address drug trafficking organizations operating in Connecticut communities. Authorities said Ortiz led a group that distributed cocaine and other drugs out of Supreme Automotive, a car dealership on Main Street in New Britain.
Court documents show that the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force and New Britain Police Department used wiretaps, surveillance, and controlled purchases during their investigation in 2024. Three controlled buys from Ortiz involved more than a kilogram of cocaine each. Investigators also intercepted communications linking Ortiz to firearms.
Ortiz and several others were arrested on November 14, 2024. During searches at Supreme Automotive and related locations, authorities seized over five kilograms of cocaine, more than 200 grams of fentanyl, about 30 grams of heroin, a kilogram press, seven firearms with ammunition, roughly $75,000 in cash, and 26 vehicles. Ortiz has been detained since his arrest and pleaded guilty on November 10, 2025 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
Ortiz previously served time after being sentenced in New Britain Superior Court in 1999 to 27 years for murder and robbery connected to an August 1998 convenience store robbery where an employee was killed.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force; Homeland Security Investigations; the Drug Enforcement Administration; Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division; U.S. Marshals Service; state police departments; and numerous local police departments across Connecticut. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Natasha Freismuth, Reed Durham, and David Nelson.
