Crime & Safety
Bridgeport Heroin Dealer Gets 10 Years In Prison
An organization he worked for moved more than 30 kilograms of heroin.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport heroin dealer was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking the drug.
Tyevhon King, 31, was a member of an organization that received at least 30 kilograms of heroin from Mexico between April 2015 and March 2017, according to the U.S. Attorney District of Connecticut office.
Investigators made several purchases from King that revealed he distributed at least three kilograms of heroin. To sign up for Bridgeport breaking news alerts and more, click here.
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He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin.
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