BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Two Connecticut men were each sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine after state troopers found about 21 kilograms of the drug hidden under the front seats of their SUV, the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Connecticut said.

Reginald Rogers, 38, of Woodbridge, and Lester Arrington, 34, of Naugatuck, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. Rogers was sentenced Friday and Arrington on Oct. 27. Each was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release, prosecutors said.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Connecticut State Police troopers pulled over a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek in Trumbull on Feb. 23 as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation. Rogers was driving and Arrington was a passenger.

A police dog signaled the presence of drugs, and a search turned up about 21 kilograms of cocaine concealed in two hidden compartments, known as traps, installed under each front seat, prosecutors said. The two men were arrested on state charges at the time.

Rogers and Arrington each pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Both men agreed to forfeit the SUV.

Each remains free on a $150,000 bond and is required to report to prison on Jan. 13, 2027, prosecutors said.

The Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

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