Bronx Woman Sentenced to 72 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking After Fleeing While on Bond
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced that Winifer Acosta Jimenez, 32, of the Bronx, New York, has been sentenced in Hartford, Connecticut, to 72 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for a fentanyl trafficking offense. United States Attorney David X. Sullivan announced the sentence, which was imposed by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in February 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration arranged the controlled purchase of two kilograms of fentanyl from a wholesale supplier of narcotics with multiple distribution points in the northeastern United States. Acosta Jimenez and her co-defendant, Ovidalis Jimenez Pujols, were arrested on February 22, 2023, after they transported the two kilograms of fentanyl from New York to a meeting location in Milford, Connecticut.
Acosta Jimenez, who was released on a $100,000 bond following her federal arrest on January 31, 2024, removed her GPS monitoring equipment on July 31, 2024, and absconded. She was located and arrested in New York on December 18, 2025, and has been detained since that arrest.
On February 3, 2026, Acosta Jimenez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Jimenez Pujols also pleaded guilty and, on February 19, 2025, was sentenced to 48 months of imprisonment.
This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with the assistance of the Connecticut State Police and the West Haven Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephanie T. Levick and Nathan J. Guevremont. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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