Drugs — West Hartford, CT — reported 2026-07-01

SUMMARY

A Dominican Republic citizen pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after being deported more than a decade ago.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Drugs
  • Location: West Hartford, CT
  • Date reported: 2026-07-01
  • Suspect: age 50
  • Status: arrest/charge/investigation status: pleaded guilty

REPORTED DETAILS

  • Yunior Benavides, 50, was arrested in West Hartford on March 6, 2026
  • Benavides was deported to the Dominican Republic in November 2013 after serving a 60-month sentence for participating in a Hartford-area narcotics distribution conspiracy
  • He allegedly returned to the United States without authorization and possessed a false identification document at the time of his arrest
  • Prosecutors allege Benavides was unlawfully present in the United States when he was stopped by Homeland Security Investigations agents in West Hartford on March 6, 2026