Hamden Man Sentenced To Federal Prison On Drug, Gun Charges

HAMDEN, CT — A Hamden man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on drug and gun charges, according to authorities. Miquel Lewis, 21, was also sentenced this week to three years of supervised release following the prison term, U.S. States Attorney for Connecticut John H. Durham announced in a press release.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 6, 2017, Lewis was arrested after members of the DEA New Haven Task Force and Hamden Police Department conducted a court-authorized search of his residence and seized 510 bags of heroin, approximately five grams of crack cocaine, narcotics paraphernalia, a loaded .38 caliber revolver and a loaded .45 caliber revolver. A subsequent search of a rental vehicle located in the driveway of the residence revealed a loaded .40 caliber firearm, which had been reported stolen in New Haven, according to authorities.

Lewis pleaded guilty in January to one count of possession of heroin and cocaine base (“crack”) with intent to distribute, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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