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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Health
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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. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
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Hartford woman sentenced in Vermont for drug trafficking
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WTNH) — A Hartford woman was sentenced to 126 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, last week for her role in drug trafficking in Battleboro, Vermont. Linoshka Barbosa, 25, also known as Lily and Lilz, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, crack cocaine and powder cocaine, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. She has been detained since her guilty plea on Oct. 15, 2024. Waterbury man sentenced to 5 years for role in drug trafficking ring According to evidence and testimony, Barbosa was a member of the Hartford-based gang, 'GMS' and one of the leaders of a drug distribution operation in the Battleboro area involving cocaine, cocaine base, fentanyl, and numerous firearms between March 2020-Oct. 2023. Barbosa often used a driver from a ride-hailing company to transport large quantities of narcotics to Battleboro. She hired several people in Vermont and enlisted several other gang members from Connecticut to assist her in Vermont and the group dealt drugs from various locations. Barbosa and her associates traded drugs for guns, and some of those guns were used in shootings in Hartford, including a double homicide in August 2023. On March 30, 2023, a man was shot during a drug dispute at 14 Birge Street in Brattleboro. An investigation later revealed that Elias Lopez, a member of the conspiracy along with Barbosa, was involved in the shooting. Lopez has since pleaded guilty in state court for his role in the shooting, and will be sentenced in federal court on June 2. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
