Hartford Man Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl In Vermont: Feds

BURLINGTON, VT/HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a fentanyl-trafficking operation in Vermont.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont said Thursday that Alexander Marcano, 33, of Hartford, was sentenced to 5.75 years of imprisonment (69 months) followed by five years of supervised release.

Marcano pleaded guilty Dec. 9, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. He was sentenced on June 26.

According to court records, in the early hours of Jan. 30, 2023, U.S. Border Patrol Agents patrolling in the area of North Troy, VT, approximately one-half mile from the U.S./Canada border, encountered a vehicle driving erratically and pulled it over.

Authorities said Marcano was the front-seat passenger of the vehicle.

Border Patrol agents learned Marcano had an extraditable warrant from Connecticut for a shooting, for which Marcano was later convicted of first-degree assault.

At the time of the traffic stop, Marcano was found to have more than 98 grams of fentanyl, over 41 grams of cocaine base, over 75 grams of cocaine powder, a loaded 9 millimeter pistol, over $20,000 in cash, and drug paraphernalia indicative of drug distribution, officials said.

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