A member of a “sophisticated cocaine trafficking conspiracy” was convicted Monday in federal court in Denver of conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, according to prosecutors.
Carlos “Carlitos” Fernandez-Barron was acquitted of two other charges by the Denver jury, according to Colorado’s U.S. attorney’s office.
“Fernandez-Barron was a Denver-based member of a sophisticated cocaine trafficking conspiracy, which was responsible for sending hundreds of kilograms of cocaine to Colorado and millions of dollars in proceeds back to Chihuahua, Mexico,” a news release said. His “role was to help unload cocaine from hidden compartments in vehicles, distribute it in the Denver metro area, and then collect proceeds to return to Mexico.”
He is scheduled to be sentenced June 4. The case was investigated by local, state and federal law enforcement.
