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Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin In Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin In Fairfield County
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin In Fairfield County A 43-year-old man has been sentenced for trafficking heroin and fentanyl in Fairfield County. Constantino Acosta-Banda, a citizen of Mexico who last resided in California, was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to 70 months in prison, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force began investigating an organization distributing fentanyl, crack cocaine and heroin in the Bridgeport area in 2019, Boyle said. Investigators learned that the organizat…

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Dominican National Sentenced For Role In CT Drug Ring Dominican National Sentenced For Role In CT Drug Ring
Dominican National Sentenced For Role In CT Drug Ring A Dominican man staying in Connecticut man has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl. Brayan Gonzalez, age 26, announced a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Waterbury, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 17, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, an investigation by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department revealed that Nestor Sosa-Ortiz operated a Waterbury-based drug trafficking organization that received large quantities of…

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Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine In Connecticut Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine In Connecticut
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine In Connecticut A citizen of the Dominican Republic last known to be living in Litchfield County is facing deportation after being sentenced for trafficking heroin and cocaine in Connecticut. Henly Feliz Santiago, 43, who was last residing in Torrington, was sentenced this week in Bridgeport District Court to 48 months in prison following his guilty plea in January last year. Specifically, Santiago pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, one kilogram or more of heroin.  At the conclusion of his prison sentence, Santiago will face immigratio…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Smuggled Kilos Of Heroin To Connecticut By Mail Sentenced To Prison Man Who Smuggled Kilos Of Heroin To Connecticut By Mail Sentenced To Prison
Man Who Smuggled Kilos Of Heroin To Connecticut By Mail Sentenced To Prison An Arizona man who smuggled heroin to Connecticut in car-haulers and commercial delivery has been sentenced to four years in prison by U .S. District Court Judge Victor Bolden. Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Rubio, 41, a Mexican citizen who was living in Arizona, was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 21, to 48 months in prison for trafficking narcotics into Connecticut, the U.S. Attorney’s office, Connecticut said. In 2018 the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force and New Haven Police began investigating the trafficking or large quantities f heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine from Mexico, to Ari…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Man Who Transported Fentanyl To Connecticut Sentenced Man Who Transported Fentanyl To Connecticut Sentenced
Man Who Transported Fentanyl To Connecticut Sentenced A citizen of Mexico living in America who was busted trafficking 25 kilograms of fentanyl from across the country into Connecticut will spend time behind bars and faces deportation after being sentenced in district court in Hartford. Erick Crespo-Escalante, 49, of Arizona, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for transporting fentanyl to Connecticut, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. On Dec. 21, 2016, police in Derby stopped Crespo-Escalante on Route 34 for a violation. During a search of the cab of the tractor-trailer, officers found a box …

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by Zak Failla
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Dominican National Sentenced For Trafficking 'Black Tar' Heroin Dominican National Sentenced For Trafficking 'Black Tar' Heroin
Dominican National Sentenced For Trafficking 'Black Tar' Heroin A Dominican national is facing deportation following his prison stint for trafficking “black tar” heroin into the area. Hugo Tejada, 26, a citizen of the Dominican Republic who last lived in Waterbury, was sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of, heroin. When his prison term is over, U.S. Attorney John Durham said Tejada faces immigration proceedings. Black tar heroin is dark, sticky like tar or hard like coal and the result of crude processing methods that leave behind impurities.  The Drug Enforcement Administrati…

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by Zak Failla