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New Haven, CT
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Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine
Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine A Connecticut drug dealer has been sentenced to prison for supplying heroin to a member of a Waterbury-area drug trafficking ring. Former New Haven County resident Jesus Nieves, aka "Pop," age 38, formerly of Waterbury, and Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 23 to 63 months in prison, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing l…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven, CT
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CT Man Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin CT Man Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin
CT Man Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin A Connecticut man will spend years in federal prison after being sentenced for his role in a drug-trafficking operation, authorities announced. New Haven resident Quentine Davis, age 31, was sentenced by US District Judge Janet Bond Arterton to 63 months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release after admitting to trafficking fentanyl and heroin throughout the region. US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery said that the DEA New Haven Task Force launched an investigation late in 2019 into the distribution of heroin and fentanyl in New Haven and Waterbury. The investigation - wh…

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by Zak Failla
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin
CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin A Connecticut man will spend more than two years in prison after being sentenced for distributing heroin, federal officials announced. New Haven County resident Adam Mines, age 38, of Naugatuck, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in December 2021 to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin. US Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery said that according to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking o…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
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CT Man Sentenced For Role In Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Ring CT Man Sentenced For Role In Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Ring
CT Man Sentenced For Role In Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Ring A Connecticut man has been sentenced for his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring. Bryan Vinales, age 25, of Waterbury, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 3, to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl on July 23, Boyle said.  An investigation by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department found that the Waterbury-based drug t…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield, CT
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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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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
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CT Man Sentenced For Role in Fentanyl, Heroin Trafficking Ring CT Man Sentenced For Role in Fentanyl, Heroin Trafficking Ring
CT Man Sentenced For Role in Fentanyl, Heroin Trafficking Ring A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring. Jeffery Tavarez, 22, of Waterbury, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 3, to prison time followed by four years of supervised release, said John H. Durham, U.S. 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 her…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
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Mexican National Connected To CT Drug Ring Sentenced Mexican National Connected To CT Drug Ring Sentenced
Mexican National Connected To CT Drug Ring Sentenced A Mexican national connected to a large Connecticut drug ring has been sentenced to prison. Lorenzo Morales-Arambula, also known as “Viejo,” 59, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 22, to 156 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine and heroin, said U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham. Morales-Arambula's sentencing stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force, FBI, and New Haven Police Department that included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, controlled purchases of heroin and cocaine, and seizures of bulk heroin and c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Torrington, CT
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NY Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin In Connecticut NY Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin In Connecticut
NY Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin In Connecticut An extensive investigation into drug trafficking in Connecticut led to the arrest of a drug dealer who will spend the better part of a decade behind bars. Brooklyn resident Brian Hanna, known as “Zo,” age 52, was sentenced to 72 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release for trafficking heroin in Connecticut. Hanna’s arrest came following a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury and Naugatuck Police Departments into a heroin and cocaine trafficking operation headed by Keith Jordan of Waterbury. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that th…

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by Zak Failla
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Network Of Drug Dealers Charged For Trafficking In Connecticut Network Of Drug Dealers Charged For Trafficking In Connecticut
Network Of Drug Dealers Charged For Trafficking In Connecticut Seven men have been indicted in connection with heroin and crack cocaine trafficking in New Haven, according to United States Attorney John H. Durham.  Five New Haven men and one North Branford man, who were reportedly part of a drug-smuggling ring, were arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 16 months after their group's New Haven kingpin was detained in December of last year.   A federal jury in New Haven charged the following men with felonies for conspiring to distribute heroin and crack cocaine: Michael Smith, also known as “Head,” 34, of New Haven, who has been detained in poli…

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by Christina Coulter
Fairfield, CT
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State Inmate Sentenced For Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated State Inmate Sentenced For Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated
State Inmate Sentenced For Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated A Connecticut man has been sentenced for operating a cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking ring while he was in prison. Former Meriden resident Westley “Piff” Northrup, 31, was sentenced to 94 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty in Hartford Federal Court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack while he was incarcerated at the Cheshire Correctional Institution earlier this year. Northrup’s arrest came following a joint investigation led by the DEA New Haven Task Force that included wiret…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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29 Charged In Takedown Of CT Drug Ring 29 Charged In Takedown Of CT Drug Ring
29 Charged In Takedown Of CT Drug Ring Twenty-nine people have been arrested in connection with a large-scale crackdown on narcotics sales in and around Waterbury, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. U.S. Attorney John H. Durham said the arrests come on the heels of a months-long investigation by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury and Naugatuck police departments related to the distribution of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in and around Waterbury. The investigation, which began last year and has included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, physical surveillance and controll…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
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CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated
CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated A Connecticut man has admitted to operating a cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking ring while he was in prison, Meriden resident Westley “Piff” Northrup, 30, has pleaded guilty in Hartford Federal Court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack while he was incarcerated at the Cheshire Correctional Institution. Northrup’s arrest came following a joint investigation led by the DEA New Haven Task Force that included wiretaps, controlled purchases of crack cocaine, seizures of cocaine and cash. The investigation determined that Northrup w…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized 19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized
19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized Nineteen people including 16 from Connecticut were charged on Thursday, April 26 for trafficking cocaine and heroine, according to U.S. Justice Department officials. The other three suspects are from California, Mexico and Puerto Rico, federal prosecutors said.  Seventeen of the 19 defendants were arrested on Wednesday: one defendant is in state custody, and one defendant is in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Michigan. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force, FBI and New Haven Police Department that has included t…

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by Jon Craig