Former Restaurant Owner Sentenced For Cocaine Operation

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The former co-owner of a Mexican restaurant in Stamford who was involved in a cocaine trafficking operation has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison.
Miguel Lara, of Bridgeport, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Hartford. He pleaded guilty last year to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine.
Authorities say a Drug Enforcement Administration task force discovered Lara, co-owner of Cafe Luna, was supplyin