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CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin, Crack CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin, Crack
CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin, Crack A 24-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced for distributing heroin and crack cocaine. Hector Diaz, of Waterbury, was sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. In May 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began to investigate a drug trafficking organization that was distributing heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in the Waterbury area, the US Attorney's Office reported. Authorities wiretapped phones …

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine
CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine A Connecticut man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to distributing powder and crack cocaine. Frank Biggs, age 63, of Hamden, was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to two years, three months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, the United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Biggs pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base on Sept. 22, Boyle reported. The US Attorney's Office said the charge stems from an investigation led by the FBI and the Norwich, New London…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Stamford Man Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution Stamford Man Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution
Stamford Man Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution A Fairfield County man will spend more than a year behind bars after being found guilty of distributing cocaine in Connecticut earlier this year. Norman “Ski” Peters, 38, of Stamford, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for cocaine distribution offenses. Peters was found guilty of one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking felony by a federal jury following a three-day trial. Between September 2015 and May 2016 Bobby “B.O.” Gutierrez and others conspired to distribute…

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by Zak Failla
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FBI Task Force Probe Results In 25 Narcotics Arrests In CT FBI Task Force Probe Results In 25 Narcotics Arrests In CT
FBI Task Force Probe Results In 25 Narcotics Arrests In CT An FBI task force investigation into the distribution of cocaine and heroin in Connecticut and Massachusetts led to drug distribution charges for 25 suspected gang members who ran an elaborate drug trafficking ring. An investigation was launched by the FBI’s New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force earlier this year targeting drug traffickers and related acts of violence by members and former members of the “Island Brothers” street gang. U.S. Attorney John Durham said the investigation determined that the drug trafficking ring established a base of operation in Fitchburg, Mass. The investigat…

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by Zak Failla
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Stamford Man Found Guilty Of Cocaine Distribution In Three-Day Trial Stamford Man Found Guilty Of Cocaine Distribution In Three-Day Trial
Stamford Man Found Guilty Of Cocaine Distribution In Three-Day Trial A three-day trial ended in a guilty verdict for a local drug dealer who was distributing cocaine in Connecticut. Norman “Ski” Peters of Stamford was found guilty of one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking felony by a federal jury. The trial began earlier this week on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Between September 2015 and May 2016 Bobby “B.O.” Gutierrez and others conspired to distribute more than 10 kilograms of heroin in Fairfield County. That drug and cocaine was acquired in kilogram quantities from Florida and New York a…

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by Zak Failla
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Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges
Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a local man with crack and cocaine distribution. The court charged Rocky Samas, also known as ‘Twin,’ with one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (‘crack’) and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on Monday, Nov. 19. Court documents allege that investigators conducted three separate and controlled purchases of crack cocaine between August and October from Samas, 47-year-old Bridgeport resi…

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Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim
Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim A 37-year-old Connecticut man waived his right to being indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford to distributing heroin and cocaine.  John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Ulpiano Lugo of Groton entered his guilty plea on Tuesday, May 8 before Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello. This matter stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to drug users. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 22, 2017, at about …

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by Jon Craig