BANGOR, Maine — The man who admitted introducing crack cocaine dealers from New York City to dealers and users in Bangor and the operation’s second in command were sentenced Monday to federal prison in U.S. District Court.
Robert “Ranger” L. Jordan Jr., 30, formerly of Eddington, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a crack cocaine ring that operated primarily out of an Ohio Street duplex in Bangor.
Jowenky “Bullet” Nunez, 31, of New York City was sentenced to eight years and one month for his role in the drug distribution ring that operated from late summer 2010 until November 2011.
In addition to prison time, U.S. District Judge John Woodcock sentenced both men to three years of supervised release.
Jordan, who graduated in 2003 from Old Town High School, was the person who introduced to the Bangor area a group of New York men with roots in the Dominican Republic who brought “an astonishing amount of crack cocaine” to the city and surrounding towns, the judge said in imposing the sentence.
Nunez worked for Dawlin “Boss Man” Cabrera, also known as Rolando Andujar, 31, of New York City, who was the ringleader of the operation, Woodcock said Monday. Cabrera was sentenced in June 2013 to 10 years in prison, but his sentence is expected to be reduced by nearly two years because of retroactive changes in the federal sentencing guidelines, the judge said.
Nunez admitted that he oversaw the transportation of crack cocaine from New York City to Bangor. He also coordinated the distribution of the drug and collected money from dealers for Cabrera.
The men were two of more than a dozen people charged in connection with a November 2011 raid that operated first out of a residence on Kenduskeag Avenue before moving in early 2011 to apartments at 100 and 102 Ohio St., according to trial testimony.
The distribution ring operated from September 2010 through October 2011. Investigators recovered 700 grams, nearly 25 ounces, of crack cocaine, according to court documents.
Defendants have admitted selling plastic bags of crack cocaine in bundles of 10 and 20. Each small bag contained 0.40 grams, or 0.014 ounces, of crack cocaine, according to court documents. A “10 pack” sold for $375.
Investigators also have surveillance photographs of defendants depositing a total of $141,610 in cash at an ATM on Exchange Street in Bangor.
Jordan moved to Florida in November 2010, after being involved in the drug trafficking ring for about four months, Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald Feith of Concord, New Hampshire, said Monday.
Those charged in the conspiracy, including Jordan and Nunez, were indicted by the federal grand jury in January 2012. All have all either pleaded guilty or been convicted after trials.
Jordan was arrested in the Tampa area in April 2012 and released on $20,000 unsecured bail. He pleaded guilty in May 2013 and has been held without bail since then.
Nunez was arrested in February 2012 in New York City. He had been held without bail since then at the Somerset County Jail. Nunez pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge in January 2013.
Jordan and Nunez faced up to life in prison and fines of up to $10 million