Bridgeport Man Sentenced In Heroin Trafficking Case

BRIDGEPORT, CT - A city man was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for trafficking heroin, according to a statement from John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Cewell Sharpe, aka "C.C.," 36, of Bridgeport, will also serve three years of supervised release.

In 2015, authorities began an investigation into several heroin distributors operating in Bridgeport. The investigation, which included court-authorized wiretaps, controlled purchases of heroin and physical surveillance, revealed that Sharpe and Harry Blake, also known as “Harry-O,” partnered to distribute large amounts of heroin in Bridgeport.

Sharpe frequently carried firearms in connection with his drug trafficking activity, according to the statement.

He pleaded guilty in April to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin.

Sharpe has been in federal custody since January 2016, after he was charged during a separate investigation into heroin and crack cocaine trafficking in Bridgeport. He subsequently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 48 months of imprisonment in June 2016.

Sharpe’s 12.5-year sentence will run consecutively to the 48-month sentence he is currently serving.

This matter was investigated by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and the Bridgeport Police Department, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Connecticut State Police, Stratford Police Department, Stamford Police Department and the Trumbull Police Department K-9 Unit. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alina M. Reynolds and H. Gordon Hall.