Sixteen Individuals Sentenced in Operation “Titan Fall”
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced sixteen individuals for their respective roles in a multi-kilogram cocaine and fentanyl distribution operation dubbed “Operation Titan Fall.” Each of the defendants charged in the case pleaded guilty and were sentenced on the dates set forth below:
|
Name |
Drugs, Drug Quantities, Other Charges |
Date of Plea |
Sentencing Date |
Sentence Imposed |
|
Alexander Acosta-Zapata |
5 kilograms cocaine; 400 grams fentanyl |
12/13/22 |
4/10/23 |
16 years |
|
Frank Cadiz |
5 kilograms cocaine |
12/14/22 |
3/20/23 |
10 years, 1 month |
|
Adal Antonio Navas-Feliciano |
400 grams fentanyl |
1/18/23 |
4/10/23 |
15 years |
|
Jonathan Andres Marte-Rodriguez |
5 kilograms cocaine |
2/8/23 |
5/8/23 |
10 years |
|
Juan Felipe Sanchez |
40 grams fentanyl |
2/7/22 |
4/24/23 |
4 years, 3 months |
|
Nimesh Rashmikant Patel |
500 grams cocaine |
2/9/23 |
5/1/23 |
4 years, 6 months |
|
Joseph Juan Torres-Torres |
500 grams cocaine |
9/7/22 |
12/21/22 |
5 years |
|
Gabriel Isaac Irizarry-Aponte |
500 grams cocaine |
2/10/23 |
5/1/23 |
2 years |
|
Jacob Nelson |
500 grams cocaine |
1/25/23 |
4/17/23 |
7 years |
|
Carlos Alberto Roman |
cocaine, firearm w/silencer possessed in furtherance of drug offense |
12/6/22 |
3/14/23 |
40 years |
|
James Richard Howell |
cocaine, fentanyl |
12/5/22 |
3/14/23 |
4 years, 9 months |
|
Joely Manuel Burgos |
40 grams fentanyl |
12/28/22 |
3/13/23 |
4 years, 3 months |
|
Kenneth Angel Vera |
cocaine |
12/6/22 |
3/14/23 |
2 years, 3 months |
|
James Mirabal |
5 kilograms cocaine |
12/27/23 |
3/20/23 |
15 years |
|
Jonathan Beharry |
5 kilograms cocaine |
11/29/22 |
2/13/23 |
9 years |
|
Vilnarie Figueroa-Matos |
5 kilograms cocaine |
1/30/23 |
4/17/23 |
1 year, 6 months |
According to the plea agreements and other court documents, during the course of this investigation, the DEA seized approximately 110 kilograms of cocaine and multiple kilograms of fentanyl through the mail, traffic stops, and search warrants. A search warrant executed on Carlos Alberto Roman’s home on August 9, 2022, yielded 19 firearms, 6 silencers, 3 flash-bang grenades, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Mirabal and his conspirators were linked to a seizure of 50 kilograms of cocaine in April 2022, and the seizure of 20 kilograms of cocaine seized in Beharry’s apartment in the Baldwin Park area in October 2022.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Winter Garden Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Kissimmee Police Department, the Winter Park Police Department, the Clermont Police Department, the Orlando Police Department, the Apopka Police Department, the Ocoee Police Department, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dana E. Hill.
Operation Titan Fall is a multi-agency Organize Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCEDTF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
