A federal court in Boston handed down a sentence yesterday to a New York man involved in a drug trafficking organization. The organization was responsible for shipping numerous parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to different addresses in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Felix Baez Munoz, 35, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. In September 2024, Baez Munoz pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess cocaine with the intent to distribute it.
Baez Munoz, who played the role of a drug and money courier, was associated with a DTO that smuggled kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the mail. The clever tactic employed by the DTO involved concealing the cocaine within seemingly harmless consumer items like air fryers. To ensure successful delivery, the packages were sent to various addresses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Federal agents closely monitored Baez Munoz in May 2020 as he transported a duffle bag from Massachusetts to New York. Upon stopping him in New York, Baez Munoz willingly consented to a search of the duffle bag. The search yielded a staggering $387,030 in suspected drug proceeds.
U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy, along with Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division, Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, announced the news today. The Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, and Homeland Security Investigations in Boston played a crucial role in supporting the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip C. Cheng from the Criminal Division handled the prosecution of the case.
This case is a component of an operation conducted by Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). The primary objective of OCDETF is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most prominent criminal organizations that pose a threat to the United States. This approach is prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, and involves multiple agencies working together. For more details about the OCDETF Program, please visit their official website at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
The information provided in the charging documents are mere allegations. The defendants who have not been convicted are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
