Crime & Safety
Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Dealing
Eliezer Perez pleaded guilt to a charge that he was selling oxycodone from a New Britain grocery store.
HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man has pleaded guilty to oxycodone dealing charges, according to a statement from Leonard C. Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Eliezer Perez, aka "Ka-King," 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone.
According to federal prosecutors, Perez was selling oxycodone pills from Elzier Grocery, located at 1485 Corbin Ave. in New Britain. Between July and December 2019, investigators made multiple controlled purchases of oxycodone pills from Perez and others at the store.
Court-authorized searches of the Elzier Grocery and a nearby residence revealed more than 1000 oxycodone pills, drug packaging materials, drug ledgers, and approximately $10,000 in cash, according to the statement.
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Perez has been detained since his arrest Dec. 12, 2020.
Judge Hall scheduled sentencing for Aug. 3, at which time Perez faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
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