Nelson Alejandro-Capo, a 37-year-old resident of West Hartford, was sentenced on April 21 by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 144 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for his role in trafficking cocaine.
The sentencing is part of a broader effort to address drug trafficking activities that impact communities across Connecticut. The case involved multiple law enforcement agencies and targeted an organization distributing large quantities of narcotics.
According to court documents and statements made during the proceedings, Alejandro-Capo supplied significant amounts of cocaine to Wilfredo Ortiz, who led a drug trafficking operation based out of Supreme Automotive on Main Street in New Britain. Investigators determined that Alejandro-Capo used Eli Samuel O’Farrill-Fernandez as an intermediary, providing Ortiz with about two kilograms of cocaine on September 24, 2024, and another four kilograms on October 12, 2024.
Ortiz and several associates were arrested on November 14, 2024. During related searches at Supreme Automotive and other connected locations, authorities seized more than five kilograms of cocaine, over 200 grams of fentanyl, approximately thirty grams of heroin, a kilogram press device, seven firearms with ammunition, around $75,000 in cash and twenty-six vehicles. Alejandro-Capo was taken into custody on November 22 that year. He pleaded guilty in December the following year to conspiracy charges involving distribution and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine as well as two counts related to possession with intent to distribute at least five hundred grams each.
Alejandro-Capo has remained detained since February when his bond was revoked. Ortiz received a sentence of nearly eleven years while O’Farrill-Fernandez is serving ten years following their guilty pleas.
This investigation included participation from the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force alongside several local police departments throughout Connecticut as well as federal agencies such as Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The prosecution team consisted of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Natasha Freismuth, Reed Durham and David Nelson.
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