A Hartford man, Reymond Rojas, also known as Reymond Rojas, 40, has been charged with multiple narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses following an investigation led by federal and local law enforcement agencies.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began investigating Rojas in June 2025 after receiving information that he was involved in narcotics trafficking. Rojas is identified as a co-owner of the Los Bandoleros market located at 717 Albany Avenue in Hartford. Between July and October 2025, investigators conducted controlled purchases of fentanyl and cocaine from Rojas, some transactions occurring at the market.
Rojas was arrested on November 3, 2025. A search of his Park Street apartment reportedly uncovered about 500 baggies of fentanyl, hundreds of counterfeit pills believed to contain fentanyl, a distribution quantity of cocaine, and a kilogram drug press. At Los Bandoleros market, authorities found a safe containing several hundred grams of fentanyl powder, approximately 1,500 sleeves of fentanyl, narcotics packaging materials, processing equipment, and a loaded .45 caliber firearm. Additional quantities of fentanyl, counterfeit pills, cocaine, and crack cocaine were allegedly found in Rojas’ vehicle.
It is alleged that Rojas has prior state felony convictions for drug and robbery offenses.
On November 12, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Rojas on five counts: one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl (carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years up to life imprisonment); two counts of possession with intent to distribute at least forty grams of fentanyl and cocaine (each carrying five-year mandatory minimums up to forty years); one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (up to fifteen years); and one count related to possessing a firearm during drug trafficking (a mandatory consecutive sentence of at least five years). Due to his previous conviction for a serious violent felony, enhanced penalties may apply.
Rojas has remained detained since his arrest. On December 5, he appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford and pleaded not guilty.
U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan emphasized: “An indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
The investigation was carried out by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force with assistance from several local police departments including those from Connecticut State Police; Bristol; Hartford; East Hartford; Enfield; Manchester; Middletown; New Britain; Rocky Hill; Wethersfield; and Windsor Locks. Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone is prosecuting the case.
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a Department of Justice initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration-related crime networks as well as transnational criminal organizations through coordinated efforts among federal task forces such as OCDETF (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces) and Project Safe Neighborhoods.