BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Bridgeport, Connecticut man on Friday was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for dealing crack cocaine, prosecutors said.

Victor Roberson, 38, was sentenced to 90 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a Bridgeport-based narcotics-trafficking ring.

The investigation stems from “Operation G-Force,” a joint law enforcement investigation into Bridgeport-area narcotics trafficking headed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force. The year-long investigation, which led to the federal prosecution of 46 individuals, included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, controlled purchases of cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin, and physical surveillance.

According to court documents, from January 2002 to February 2009, George Sanchez headed a large-scale cocaine and crack cocaine distribution ring operated in Bridgeport. Using the U.S. Mail and other shipping services, Sanchez had, on average, two kilograms of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico to various residences in Bridgeport each week. The cocaine was wrapped and secreted inside electronic devices such as VCRs, clothing, and other items.

Once the packages were received in Bridgeport, Sanchez and his associates would process some of the cocaine into crack cocaine, and package the cocaine and crack cocaine for distribution to other narcotics traffickers in the Bridgeport area. During this period, Roberson was actively involved in distributing narcotics with Sanchez and his associates.

This matter was investigated by members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, which is composed of federal agents and state and local officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, the Connecticut State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force, and the Bridgeport, Stamford, Stratford, Fairfield, Trumbull and Norwalk Police Departments.