East Hartford Man Sent To Prison For Drug, Gun Convictions: Feds

EAST HARTFORD, CT — An East Hartford resident was sentenced to prison for five years by a federal judge Wednesday for drug distribution and firearms convictions.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, said David Quintana, 36, of East Hartford, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in March and April 2023, investigators made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Quintana, and his brother, Edgar Quintana.

Avery said David and Edgar Quintana were charged on April 17, 2023.

On that date, a search of David Quintana’s residence revealed two .40 caliber handguns that had been reported stolen, one 9-mm handgun with an obliterated serial number, and 250 rounds of ammunition, she said.

A search of Edgar Quintana’s residence revealed distribution quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine, according to federal officials.

David Quintana’s criminal history includes felony convictions for narcotics offenses and it is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce, Avery said.

On Dec. 27, 2023, David Quintana pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine, and one count of possession of firearms by a felon.

David Quintana, who is released on bond, is required to report to prison on Jan. 3, 2025.

Edgar Quintana pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing.

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