Hartford Man Sentenced For Drug Dealing, Gun Possession: Feds

EAST HARTFORD, CT — An East Hartford man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for drug trafficking and gun crimes, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Jimmy Flores, aka "Cuz-o," 37, will also serve four years of supervised release.

According to prosecutors, Flores's arrest was tied to an investigation into drug trafficking and associated violence in Hartford’s South End by members of the Almighty Latin Kings Nation (“Latin Kings”). Flores and Nelson Ferry operated separate drug trafficking organizations that distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine, according to prosecutors.

Flores’ organization primarily sold narcotics in the area of Hungerford Street and Park Street, and he used both his East Hartford home and an apartment on Broad Street in Hartford to store and sell drugs. He also used guns and acts of violence to further his drug operation, according to prosecutors.

Flores was arrested June 19, 2018. Investigators seized a handgun and various controlled substances that Flores stored at a family member’s residence in East Hartford, and a second handgun found at a barber shop Flores owned in Hartford.

Flores has been detained since his arrest. He pleaded guilty in March 20, 2020, to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 28 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”), and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.