New York Man Sentenced To 87 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on September 25, 2020, Luis Torres-Jiminez, age 31, of New York, was sentenced to 87 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for his participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Torres-Jimenez conspired with Juan Roman-Polanco and others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute powder cocaine and cocaine base, or “crack.”  Specifically, Torres-Jimenez admitted responsibility for over 500 grams of cocaine and 28 grams of crack.       

Roman-Polanco was previously sentenced to 151 months’ imprisonment.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Wilkes-Barre Police Department, and Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean A. Camoni prosecuted the case.

This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.  The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local and tribal enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce crime.

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