--- description: A postal worker in Connecticut with an apparent knack for identifying packages of drugs was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison. title: Connecticut Postal Worker Said to Steal Drugs From Mail Sentenced to Prison image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Connecticut Postal Worker Said to Steal Drugs From Mail Sentenced to Prison  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 12, 2014 3:02 AM CUT  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 12, 2014 3:02 AM CUT A postal worker in Connecticut with [an apparent knack for identifying packages of drugs](http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-postal-theft-1212-20141211-story.html "undefined"), accused of stealing and selling marijuana and cocaine, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison. According to the Hartford _Courant_, court records detailed how Edward Hogan, 38, “profiled” packages that passed through the Waterbury, Conn., post office by their size, original address, destination and postage value. If he found drugs, Hogan allegedly removed them, then later resealed and delivered the empty packages — and sold the drugs with his brother. Authorities said Hogan and his brother, Justin, who was sentenced last week to two years in prison, stole and sold more than 100 pounds of marijuana and some five pounds of cocaine. Hogan had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement by a federal postal employee as well as to conspiracy to possess, with intent to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine. Law enforcement officials came across the scheme, they said, while following the trail of illegal drug shipments from Puerto Rico to Waterbury. _Read next:_ [_Postal Worker Stole “Because I was Bored”_](http://time.com/3626048/postal-worker-stole-mail-because-bored/ "undefined") \[[Hartford _Courant_](http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-postal-theft-1212-20141211-story.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3630734/connecticut-postal-worker-drugs-prison/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3630734/connecticut-postal-worker-drugs-prison/"},"headline":"Connecticut Postal Worker Said to Steal Drugs From Mail Sentenced to Prison","datePublished":"2014-12-12T03:02:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:47:41.711Z","description":"Man “profiled” packages passing through his post office","url":"https://time.com/3630734/connecticut-postal-worker-drugs-prison/","keywords":["Crime","Drugs","Post office","Mail","Connecticut"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3630734/connecticut-postal-worker-drugs-prison/","name":"Connecticut Postal Worker Said to Steal Drugs From Mail Sentenced to Prison"}}]}] ```