HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A woman who authorities say was part of a drug trafficking ring that brought large amounts of cocaine into Connecticut from Puerto Rico has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham says Alba Filomeno-Gomez, of New London, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Hartford.
Local and federal authorities say multi-pound shipments of cocaine were sent through the U.S. mail from Puerto Rico to various Connecticut locations. Officials say they seized more than 26 pounds (12 kilograms) of cocaine.
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Authorities say the 23-year-old Filomeno-Gomez accepted some of the packages and was a courier for drugs and money. She pleaded guilty in July to a cocaine conspiracy charge.
Her lawyers say she has serious mental health and drug addiction problems stemming from a difficult childhood.
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