A man who trafficked fentanyl and cocaine and illegally possessed 17 firearms inside his Wicker Park home has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison, officials announced Thursday.
Hugo Pinzon, 36, pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearm charges in exchange for the sentence from U.S. District Judge John Kness, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago.
A confidential informant told Homeland Security Investigations agents in January 2024 that a man known as “Hugo” or “Juiceman” was selling cocaine in the Chicagoland area, sparking the probe. Agents arranged for the informant to make several controlled buys worth thousands of dollars from Pinzon before the informant died in a car crash on March 5, 2024, court records show.
A month later, investigators executed a search warrant at Pinzon’s home in the 1500 block of North Western Avenue, finding more than 12 pounds of bulk cocaine, $95,456 in cash, a money counter, a vacuum sealer, and 17 firearms, officials said.
A woman who lived in the home allegedly told investigators that Pinzon lived there with her and their four-year-old son.
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