ELI SAMUEL O’FARRILL-FERNANDEZ, also known as “Maple,” was sentenced on Mar. 12 to 120 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine, according to an announcement by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
The sentencing follows a large-scale investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating out of Supreme Automotive, a car dealership on Main Street in New Britain. The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to address narcotics distribution and related criminal activity in the region.
Court documents show that in 2024, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force and New Britain Police Department investigated the organization led by Wilfredo Ortiz. Investigators used wiretaps, surveillance, and controlled purchases to gather evidence against Ortiz and his associates. O’Farrill-Fernandez was identified as a supplier who provided Ortiz with multiple kilograms of cocaine on two occasions in September and October 2024.
O’Farrill-Fernandez, Ortiz, and other members were arrested on November 14, 2024. Searches at Supreme Automotive and other locations resulted in the seizure of more than five kilograms of cocaine, over 200 grams of fentanyl, about 30 grams of heroin, seven firearms, ammunition, $75,000 in cash, and 26 vehicles. At O’Farrill-Fernandez’s residence on Maple Street, authorities found equipment used for processing narcotics.
O’Farrill-Fernandez has been detained since his arrest. He pleaded guilty on November 17, 2025 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Ortiz also pleaded guilty to the same charge and was sentenced on March 9 to over eleven years in prison.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force; Homeland Security Investigations; Drug Enforcement Administration; Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division; U.S. Marshals Service; Connecticut State Police; several state departments; and numerous local police departments across Connecticut.
