Connecticut woman sentenced to 10.5 years for drug-related activities
BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – A 25-year-old Connecticut woman was sentenced to over 10 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to committing drug and firearm-related crimes in-state.
Linoshka Barbosa, formerly of Hartford, CT helped distribute drugs to the Brattleboro area, according to court records. She was reportedly a member in a 'violent' CT gang called 'GMS', and helped lead drug-distribution efforts. Barbosa not only enlisted CT gang members to help deal cocaine base and fentanyl, but also hired Vermonters for the task.
Barbosa trafficked 'large quantities of drugs', using a driver to transport some items. Drugs were reportedly dealt from Oak Street, Birge Street, Elliot Street and Linden Street.
'Numerous firearms' were also traded for drugs, including guns that had been used in Hartford shootings. Barbosa's involvement in this conspiracy took place between March 2020 and October 2023.
She pleaded guilty on October 15, 2024, and has been detained since. Barbosa was sentenced to 10.5 years imprisonment Tuesday, with a three-year supervised release term.
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