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Anthony Figueroa-Gonzalez, age 29, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 8, to prison time followed by four years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in August 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force identified Figueroa-Gonzalez as a large-scale distributor of fentanyl.
In September and November 2019, investigators made controlled purchases, each of approximately 50 grams of fentanyl from Figueroa-Gonzalez in Bridgeport, the complaint said.
Figueroa-Gonzalez was arrested on a federal criminal complaint in May 2020. On Tuesday, July 27, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
Figueroa-Gonzalez, who is released on a $100,000 bond, is required to report to prison on Wednesday, Dec. 29.
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