NY Man Accused Of Supplying Fentanyl In Fatal Greenwich Overdose

GREENWICH, CT — A 43-year-old Queens, NY man has been arrested on narcotics charges by Greenwich police in connection with a fatal fentanyl and heroin overdose that occurred in an unnamed Greenwich hotel in September, according to Greenwich Police Capt. Robert Berry.

Details about the male overdose victim were not disclosed, but he was found dead in one of the hotel's rooms on Sept. 29, and state medical examiners determined he died of the drug combination.

"Investigators from the Department's Narcotics Section were able to obtain information leading them to a suspect who had sold the narcotics" to the victim, stated Berry.

Greenwich police obtained a warrant, and on Dec. 13, members of the NYPD Fugitive Task Force apprehended Daniel T. Linfante, who is charged with first-degree manslaughter. He currently awaits extradition from New York.

Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz told Patch that more details may be released about the incident after Linfante is extradited, but that could take several days or even longer.

"Greenwich investigators put a lot of time into this," said Slusarz. "As a department, we are actively involved in the investigation of these types of crimes."

Added Berry, "This investigation has been one part of the collaborative effort within the Greenwich Community to address the local and national crisis of opioids. Greenwich Police is using a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue: providing life-saving efforts in the field; connecting users to addition services; arrests of those manufacturing and distributing drugs; and education. These initiatives are being done in conjunction with partners in the medical, education and counseling fields."

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