By Tiffany Williams –
On Friday at the US District Court in Hartford, CT., U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala sentenced Issachamil Torres, also known as “Chamil,” 38, of Hartford, to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
On May 7, 2024, Torres pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
During an investigation by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force it was revealed that Torres was trafficking fentanyl from his residence on Crown Street in Hartford, and that he was using an apartment on Nutmeg Lane in East Hartford to store, process and package narcotics for street sale.
Members of the DEA’s Hartford Task Force obtained a court-authorized search warrant for the East Hartford apartment and executed the warrant on January 25, 2023. During their search of the East Hartford apartment the Task Force seized approximately 5,400 dose bags of fentanyl, approximately one kilogram of unpackaged fentanyl, and items used to process and package narcotics.
Torres, Efrain Cheverez, and Enrique Rodriguez Rivera, who were present in the apartment, were arrested at that time.
Task Force members also searched Torres’s Hartford residence and seized distribution quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine, and approximately $30,000 in cash.
Torres is released on a $100,000 bond, and is required to report to prison on September 30.