No one likes getting ripped off.
Antonio Recinos, 35, called 911 to report that he had purchased about .4 grams of cocaine for $40 earlier that night and had been ripped off, the Hartford Courant reports.
Antonio Recinos was arrested on a narcotics possession charge and later freed on $5000 bail. Unfortunately for Recinos, narcotics possession carries the stiffest possible drug possession penalties under Connecticut law. Possession of crack, cocaine or heroin carry maximum sentences of up to 7 years in jail and a $50,000 fine for a first offense. It isn’t known whether Recinos has prior offenses, but if he does, a second offense can carry up to 15 years in jail with up to a $100,000 fine, while a third offense carries 25 years in jail and up to a $250,000 fine.
It’s important to keep in mind that those are maximum sentences, and Antonio Recinos was found with a small amount. Chances are good that if he pleads guilty he will receive a much shorter sentence, especially if this is his first offense.
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