New Orleans Man Sentenced For Cocaine and Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DANIEL CABRERA-VERGARA (“CABRERA-VERGARA”), age 41, a New Orleans resident, was sentenced on August 27, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, and four hundred grams or more of fentanyl. CABRERA-VERGARA was sentenced to 126 months imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to court documents, CABRERA-VERGARA, and other co-conspirators, distributed, and possessed with intent to distribute, multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine within the Eastern District of Louisiana. CABRERA-VERGARA also facilitated the transportation and distribution of cocaine, fentanyl, and proceeds from these narcotics on behalf of a co-conspirator, a known Mexico-based source of supply.

The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. For more information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.

This investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration – New Orleans Field Division Office, and assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police, United States Border Patrol, Gretna Major Crimes Task Force, Kenner Police Department, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.

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