Cocaine Ring Busted via U.S. Mail

0:00Federal prosecutors in Connecticut just charged five locals with running a cocaine trafficking ring through the U.S. mail. The crew includes 36-year-old Eduardo Castro Perez and 38-year-old Rosalind Osorio, Soto from Talland, plus 27-year-old. Edgar Castro Perez, 42-year-old Juan Jose Torres Ortiz and 28-year-old Enrique Arroyo Robles from Harvard. The bus came from an FBI gang task force and postal inspectors who kicked off their pro back in June 2025. The group shipped parcels from Puerto Rico Post offices to spots in Central Connecticut where Torres Ortiz grabbed them and passed them off for. Storage and distribution. Investigators flag at least 12 suspicious packages, seizing four packed with multiple kilograms of cocaine. Rades on homes in Toland and Hartford turned up automatic firearms, handguns, ammo, drug gear, and over $133,000 in cash. On September 17, 2025, they nabbed a three kilogram haul during a traffic stop in Toland leading to more searches.

1:07The five were first hit with complaints between March 31 and April 2nd this year. Then a grand jury indicted them on April 8th for conspiracy to distribute coke. If convicted, three face at least 10 years up to life while the others could get five to 40 years. Most entered not guilty pleas and got out on $50,000 bonds as the feds pushed for forfeiture of the guns and cash. From your city, powered by AI, this is Hartford News today. I'm Cory with the story.