moreno was arrested on 21 september 2010 at john f. kennedy international airport in new york city, while trying to smuggle in six kilograms (over thirteen pounds) of heroin, which was hidden in his underwear. in january 2011, he pleaded guilty to the charges in a new york courthouse, facing a possible ten years in prison. on 23 september 2011, moreno was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on the heroin smuggling charges.