NEW THIS MORNING, A FENTANYL TRAFFICKING RING UNCOVERED IN A NEW HAMPSHIRE PRISON MEANS A 49 YEAR OLD WILL SPEND AN ADDITIONAL NINE YEARS BEHIND BARS. THE CONNECTICUT U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS FELIX CANCELED. JUNIOR USED A CONTRABAND CELL PHONE TO COORDINATE LARGE SCALE FENTANYL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN MEXICO AND CONNECTICUT. NINE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INDICTED FOR THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN THIS OPERATION. OFFICIALS SAY CANCEL WILL NOW SERVE A NINE YEAR SENTENCE ONCE A PRIOR FEDERAL SENTEN
Man sentenced for participating in fentanyl ring while incarcerated as federal inmate in New Hampshire
Felix Cancel Jr. pleaded guilty, investigators say
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Updated: 3:22 PM EDT Sep 26, 2022
A man accused of participating in a fentanyl trafficking ring uncovered in a New Hampshire federal prison will spend an additional nine years behind bars. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, Felix Cancel Jr. used a contraband cellphone to coordinate large-scale fentanyl transactions between Mexico and Connecticut while he was incarcerated in New Hampshire.Nine other people have been indicted for their alleged roles in the operation.Officials said Cancel will serve the nine-year sentence once a prior federal sentence ends in August 2024.For more information on the case, visit this link.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man accused of participating in a fentanyl trafficking ring uncovered in a New Hampshire federal prison will spend an additional nine years behind bars.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, Felix Cancel Jr. used a contraband cellphone to coordinate large-scale fentanyl transactions between Mexico and Connecticut while he was incarcerated in New Hampshire.
Nine other people have been indicted for their alleged roles in the operation.
Officials said Cancel will serve the nine-year sentence once a prior federal sentence ends in August 2024.
For more information on the case, visit this link.
