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DEA, Norwalk Police Investigation Leads To 17 Warrants, Large Amount Of Drugs, Cash, Cops Say
A large amount of drugs and cash were seized, and numerous arrest warrants were served following an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency and local police in Fairfield County.
The warrants were executed in Norwalk and Darien on Monday, April 29, by the Norwalk Police, Stamford Police, Darien Police, US Marshals Service, and the Bridgeport Office of the DEA.
According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the busts were the result of a 6-month investigation into fentanyl trafficking in the greater Norwalk area.
To date, 17 federal and state arrest warran…
Danbury Man Accused Of Trafficking Large Quantities Of Fentanyl
A Fairfield County man has been charged by indictment with fentanyl trafficking.
Jairo Abreu, age 31, of Danbury, was indicted on Tuesday, March 12, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut,
As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, an investigation by the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force and Hartford Police Department revealed that Abreu was trafficking fentanyl into Hartford.
Abreu was arrested on state charges on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Following his arrest, a search of his Danbury residence revealed approximately three k…
CT Woman Sentenced For Involvement In Fentanyl Trafficking Ring
The sister of a Connecticut street gang leader will spend time in prison for her role in a fentanyl trafficking ring, federal officials announced.
In 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” a member of the Los Solidos street gang who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack in the area of Park Street and Hungerford Street in Hartford County.
US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that the investigation into Reyes led them to his sister, Janicette Reyes, age 43, of Hartford, who used a Rowe Avenue residence …
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 …
Stamford Trio Accused Of Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills With Fentanyl
Three area men, two of whom were extradited from Albania, are facing charges for allegedly trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from China and selling them on the dark web.
Stamford residents Arber Isaku, 28, David Reichard, 30, and Vincent Decaro, 29, appeared in Bridgeport district court on Wednesday, April 24, and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced.
Durham said that the indictment was returned on Aug. 7 last year. Decaro and Isaku, who were extradited from Albania, appeared in court on Wednesday.
The indictment alle…
