CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A native of Puerto Rico was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for cocaine trafficking.
Carlos Gascot Concepcion, 46, was given 55 months of imprisonment after a federal jury found him guilty of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said.
According to court documents, on October 4, 2023, Gascot Concepcion attempted to board a flight at the Cyril E. King Airport from St. Thomas to Puerto Rico.
Gascot Concepcion’s suitcase was later inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers who discovered a brick-shaped package containing one kilogram of cocaine.
Gascot Concepcion was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert A. Molloy.
U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigated the case. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kyle Payne and Kimberly Riley.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
