NEW LONDON - A New London man arrested in April as part of a massive drug-distributing conspiracy in southeastern Connecticut was sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison.

Frankie Rodriguez, 32, used his New London auto-repair business, PR Speed Shop, to sell cocaine to customers, federal authorities said.

In November, Rodriguez agreed to a plea deal in which he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine.

Rodriguez is among more than 100 people who faced or are facing federal and state charges that they imported kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and distributed it in the New London area.