By: Richard L. Smith
A Burlington County man was sentenced Wednesday to 60 months in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute over two kilograms of cocaine in Burlington and Camden counties in New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Orlando Ayala, 30, of Westampton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on March 21, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
Judge Williams imposed the sentence today in Camden federal court.
Ayala’s conspirator, Angel Correa, also pleaded guilty before Judge Williams and is awaiting sentencing.
According to court documents and statements made in court, from February 2022 to January 10, 2023, Ayala conspired with Correa and others to distribute substantial quantities of cocaine.
Ayala and Correa sold more than one kilogram of cocaine during drug deals in 2022.
On January 10, 2023, they picked up a package containing cocaine that had been mailed to a house in Philadelphia and drove it to Correa’s residence in Camden.
Law enforcement agents then searched Correa’s residence, recovering one kilogram of cocaine and two firearms located near the drugs.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Williams sentenced Ayala to five years of supervised release.