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Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say
Rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of New York, authorities announced.
The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 28 by FBI agents at Citi Field.
An indictment was unsealed on Long Island, in Central Islip federal court, Friday, Oct. 29, charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking.
The six men distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, …
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Drugs To Connecticut
An out-of-state man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for trafficking drugs into Connecticut.
Leonard C Boyle, acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Noe Castro, age 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 20.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in late 2018, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force and New Haven Police Department began investigating an organization that was responsible for trafficking kilogram-quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine from Mexico and Arizona to the New Haven area.…
Fairfield County Man Nabbed In Connection With Overdose Death, Police Say
Following an investigation that lasted more than a year, a Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly selling drugs, and faces charges associated with an overdose death.
Rodney Spann, age 26, of Bridgeport, was arrested by Stamford Police on Wednesday, Oct. 13, on charges of the sale of narcotics and conspiracy to sell narcotics.
The investigation into Spann began in September 2020 after a woman died from an overdose, said Capt. Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police Department.
During an investigation into her death, Spann became the focus, Conklin said.
Over the yearlong in…
Narcotics Investigation In Connecticut, Massachusetts Leads To Major Gun, Drugs Seizure
A lengthy narcotics investigation in Connecticut and Massachusetts concluded when members of law enforcement arrested three individuals, seized 16 firearms, 15,000 packets of heroin, and almost one kilogram of fentanyl.
The investigation focused on Geovanni Saldana, age 28, of Springfield, Massachusetts, as he traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, Massachusetts State Police said.
Detectives learned he would be traveling back to Springfield with a significant amount of narcotics, Massachusetts State Police said.
When he was placed under arrest on I-91 in Longmeadow on his return t…
CT Man Admits To Distributing Heroin, Cocaine
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine.
James Lee, age 24, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 29, according to Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Wednesday, March 13, New Haven Police approached Lee as he was sitting in a car at a gas station.
The car had fled from police on Monday, March 8. A search of Lee revealed $3,815 and a search of the car turned up another $3,443.
Officers then foun…
66-Year-Old Man Busted After Probe Of Heroin/Fentanyl Dealing In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County man was busted with a "significant" amount of heroin combined with fentanyl during a warrant search.
Walter Davis, age 66, was busted around 3 p.m., Friday, March 19, in Norwalk.
Davis was searched following a six-month investigation into drug dealing in the greater Fairfield County area by the department's Special Services Unit, said Norwalk PD Sgt. Sofia Gulino.
When Davis, of Norwalk, known as "Baby Love," was detained by the Special Services team, he was found to be in possession of 348 bags of the packaged heroin/fentanyl.
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Man Busted After Residents Complaints Of Drug Dealing In Fairfield County, Police Say
A Fairfield County man was arrested on a variety of alleged drug charges following the execution of a search warrant related to an investigation regarding illegal drug sales.
Christopher Rosini, age 34, of Brookfield, was arrested on Wednesday, March 10, following the investigation which began weeks earlier, after receiving multiple citizen complaints that he was selling illicit drugs in Danbury and Brookfield, said Danbury Police Lt. Mark Williams.
During the investigation, investigators were able to corroborate the complaints through several different investigative techniques,…
