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Out-Of-State Man Admits To Supplying Gang Members In Fairfield County With Firearms Out-Of-State Man Admits To Supplying Gang Members In Fairfield County With Firearms
Out-Of-State Man Admits To Supplying Gang Members In Fairfield County With Firearms A former Fairfield County resident has pleaded guilty to a single count of firearms trafficking in which local gangs were supplied with guns. Stephfan Sanderson, age 24, aka  “Birdy” and “Beans," made his plea in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Nov. 15, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals, and Bridgeport Police have been investigating multiple Bridgeport-based gangs whose members are involved in narcotics trafficking, murder, and other acts of violence.  &nbs…
CT Gang Member Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses CT Gang Member Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses
CT Gang Member Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking narcotics and firearms. Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” age 41, of Hartford, was sentenced to prison on Thursday, Feb. 11, to be followed by five years of supervised release, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Reyes, a member of the Los Solidos street gang, who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack in the area of Park…
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…