SYRACUSE, N.Y (WSYR-TV) — 44-year-old Alex Calcano-Carrasquillo, of Puerto Rico, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy that involved mailing drugs from Puerto Rico to Syracuse, New York.
Calcano-Carrasquillo admitted to conspiring with others to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine in Onondaga County from July 2021 through July 2024. He mailed packages containing over 20 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to addresses in Syracuse, provided by his co-conspirator, Juan Correa, Sr.
DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III stated, “This case highlights the DEA’s focus on cutting off drug pipelines that bring cocaine from sources like Puerto Rico into New York communities.”…