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Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin From Bridgeport Market, Deli
A man was sentenced for trafficking heroin from two businesses he operated in Fairfield County.
New Haven County resident Eddy Antonio Torres Morel, age 51, of Meriden, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 24, to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
He was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine.
Investigators found that Torres Morel was trafficking the narcotics from two stores he operated on East Main Street in Bridgeport, Big Daddy’s Deli and Jamal’s Market, Boy…
Five From Connecticut Among Six Nabbed For Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Bust
Six people have been nabbed for allegedly being part of a large-scale, elaborate heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization that has been broken up, according to U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham.
Durham announced that the six, five of whom are from Connecticut, were arrested on federal narcotics distribution and money laundering charges for their role in the drug distribution ring, which operated throughout the state of Connecticut.
Those charged:
Domingo Guzman, 43, of Waterbury;
Armando Gonzalez, 38, of New Britain;
David Cintron, 24, of Manchester;
Daniel Estremera, 40, of …
