BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Springfield, Massachusetts, man was sentenced in federal court in Vermont to five years in prison for selling cocaine in and around Burlington and renting a South Burlington home to support his drug dealing, the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Vermont said Monday.

Armando Robles, 33, was sentenced Oct. 29 by Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 60 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, prosecutors said. Robles had pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and to maintaining a drug-involved premises.

According to court records cited by prosecutors, investigators made four controlled drug buys from Robles at locations in and around Burlington in spring 2025.

On June 13, 2025, investigators searched a home in South Burlington that prosecutors said Robles had rented to help carry out his drug trafficking. Inside, officers found nearly 600 grams of cocaine, more than 100 grams of cocaine base and about $1,400 in cash, including money from the most recent controlled buy, the office said. They also found several cellphones, among them the phone that had been used to arrange the purchases, according to prosecutors.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Burlington Police Department investigated the case.

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