Puerto Rican Man Sentenced for Trafficking 65 Kilograms of Cocaine During Boat Chase West of Savanah Island

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy sentenced Carlos Cruz Resto, 40, of Puerto Rico, to 87 months’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Cruz Resto was also placed on five years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment.