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CT Man Admits To Trafficking Fentanyl
A Connecticut man faces years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking in fentanyl.
Roy Reid, also known as “Jama,” age 34, of New Haven, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Sept. 27, to one count of fentanyl trafficking, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in the fall of 2021, the New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force and New Haven Police Department began investigating a drug trafficking ring that was distributing fentanyl, heroin crack, and cocaine in and around the West Hills neighborh…
Duo Nabbed For Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills Into Connecticut, Feds Say
Two men are facing federal charges after they were allegedly busted selling thousands of fentanyl pills in Connecticut.
Oscar Flores, age 34, of Mount Rainier, Maryland, and Severo Alelar, age 25, of Hyattsville, Maryland, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Hartford Thursday, Sept. 22, for fentanyl trafficking.
The indictment came just weeks after the pair was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 8 following a sting operation in Wethersfield, the US Attorney’s Office in Connecticut said.
Flores, Alelar, and others allegedly showed up to a prearranged meeting site in an SUV intending to sell a…
Duo Charged For Crack Cocaine Transaction In CT, Police Say
A man and a woman were charged after police said the man was seen selling "eight balls" of crack cocaine to the woman in Connecticut.
Bashaun Faison, age 31, and 52-year-old Michele Annette Abbott, both of Torrington, were arrested on Wednesday, Sept 21, in Litchfield County, Connecticut State Police said.
While investigating reports about narcotics sales in the area of the Torrington Towers Housing Complex, detectives saw Faison selling two "eight balls" of crack cocaine to Abbott, police said.
Police arrested them without incident, according to the report.
Authorities sa…
Man Found With Loaded Revolver, 2 Pounds Of Marijuana During CT Traffic Stop, Police Say
A 32-year-old man was charged after police said he was found in possession of a loaded revolver, more than a kilogram of marijuana, and illegal mushrooms during a traffic stop in Connecticut.
The incident happened on I-84 westbound in Hartford on Wednesday, Sept. 21, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers saw a Mercedes-Benz swerving and failing to maintain a proper lane position near Exit 44 at about 11 p.m., police said.
Police pulled the vehicle over on the Exit 40 off-ramp, according to the report.
State Police said the driver, identified as Steven Samuels, of New Britain,…
148 Packages Containing Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack Cocaine Seized During CT Traffic Stop
A traffic stop in Connecticut led to the discovery of 148 packages containing fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine.
A trooper saw a Dodge Sprinter van pass his unmarked cruiser at a high rate of speed on I-91 northbound in Hartford at about 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, Connecticut State Police said.
The trooper tried to pull the van over, but it continued traveling until it stopped at the bottom of Exit 32, police said.
When the trooper approached the van, the driver, identified as 52-year-old Mauro Spagnolo, of Rocky Hill, was seen handling items that looked like narcotics, poli…
East Longfellow Man Trafficked Enough Fentanyl To Kill 200,000 Users: Police
Police arrested an East Longfellow man recently on charges of trafficking a large amount of fentanyl and firearm violation, federal authorities said.
Carlos Gonzalez, 25, appeared for the first time in a Boston federal courtroom last month for allegedly bringing 400 grams of the synthetic opioid into Massachusetts, the Department of Justice said. For context, the DEA reports that 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be deadly depending on a person's size, weight, and tolerance, which means 200,000 people could have potentially overdosed on the haul police say Gonzales had. Investigators a…
Boston Man Nabbed For Conspiracy To Distribute Some 5,000 Fentanyl Pills, Feds Say
A Boston man is facing at least 10 years in prison after he was arrested for allegedly helping to distribute about 5,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports.
Alexis Radhames Diaz Tejeda, age 44, was first caught on video allegedly giving 30 counterfeit pills to a "confidential source" in Dorchester on March 7, the office reports. Diaz Tejeda then allegedly gave more than 1,000 pills, to the same source on June 1.
Diaz Tejeda then allegedly agreed to sell another 4,000 fentanyl pills to the source again and arranged the e…
