Hamden Man Sentenced For Distributing Cocaine, Crack: Feds

HAMDEN, CT — A Hamden man has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine and crack, according to officials.

Frank Biggs, 63, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release following the prison term, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Leonard C. Boyle announced Wednesday.

Authorities said the matter stems from a joint investigation led by the FBI and the Norwich, New London and Hartford Police Departments into a narcotics distribution network that stretched from southeastern Connecticut to the Hartford, New Britain and Waterbury areas.

“The investigation, which included court-authorized wiretaps, surveillance, search warrants, and seizures of cocaine and crack cocaine, revealed that Biggs purchased cocaine and crack from his supplier, Aaron Clayton, and then sold the drugs to his own network of drug dealers and users,” officials wrote in a news release. “On March 17, 2020, law enforcement conducted court-authorized searches of Clayton’s residence and two other residences connected to this drug trafficking organization and seized approximately three kilograms of cocaine and nearly $100,000 in cash.”

A grand jury returned an indictment on June 30, 2020, charging Biggs, Clayton and seven other individuals with offenses related to their involvement in the drug ring. Biggs was arrested on July 6, 2020.

Biggs pleaded guilty last September to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack”). He was released on bond and is required to report to prison on March 18, according to officials.

Clayton, of New Britain, has pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing.