A New York man who was arrested in Warren County on Christmas Eve in 2014 was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his role in an international drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Authorities said Vionel Rondon Cortorreal, 29, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan to an information charging him with conspiracy to distribute heroin. Judge Sheridan imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
In December 2014, Cortorreal and Dany Francisco-Valerio, 44, of Bronx, New York, conspired with members of the drug trafficking organization to transport and distribute kilogram quantities of heroin.
On Dec. 24, 2014, Cortorreal and Francisco-Valerio were arrested in Warren County, New Jersey while transporting 15 kilograms of heroin contained in a hidden compartment in a vehicle they were operating. Francisco-Valerio was previously sentenced to 51 months in prison by Judge Sheridan.
According to officials, three other members of the conspiracy, Harry Madrid, 26, of Anaheim, California, his brother, Wilson Madrid, 32, of Norcross, Georgia, and Henry Zamora, 38, of DeKalb, Illinois, previously entered guilty pleas for their roles on behalf of the organization. Harry Madrid has been sentenced to 46 months in prison while Wilson Madrid and Zamora both received seven-year prison sentences from Judge Sheridan.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Sheridan sentenced Cortorreal to three years of supervised release.