HARTFORD, CT – Ramon Ramos-Acevedo, 48, of New Britain, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to charges related to large-scale fentanyl and cocaine trafficking. The announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division.
Court documents and statements revealed that in 2022, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotics and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force identified suspicious packages sent to a New Britain address linked to Ramos-Acevedo and his associate, Victor Rodriguez-Gomez of California. A search of one package from California found approximately one kilogram of fentanyl and one kilogram of heroin. In July 2022, USPIS investigators intercepted a package in San Bernardino, California, containing eight cell phones, addressed to New Britain.
On August 1, 2022, a controlled delivery in New Britain led to the seizure of the package by Ramos-Acevedo and Rodriguez-Gomez. Further investigations revealed several more suspicious packages linked to Ramos-Acevedo. On August 25, 2022, he was observed in New Britain unloading items from a van, believed to be involved in narcotics transport from the southwestern United States to Connecticut.
Connecticut State Police intercepted a vehicle driven by Ramos-Acevedo on September 7, 2022, in Newington. The vehicle search uncovered $179,578 in cash and nine cellphones. A subsequent search at a Farmington residence yielded an additional $30,426.
On November 30, 2022, Iowa State Patrol detained Rodriguez-Gomez’s associate, finding about 22 kilograms of cocaine and two kilograms of fentanyl in the van, intended for Ramos-Acevedo in New Britain.
Ramos-Acevedo, detained since December 1, 2022, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute significant quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life imprisonment. Sentencing is scheduled for April 15 by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea.
Rodriguez-Gomez, also 48, detained since December 4, 2022, pleaded guilty to the same charge on December 4, 2023. He is set for sentencing on March 8.