Man Sentenced In Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking Case

NEW HAVEN, CT — A Bridgeport man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for trafficking heroin and cocaine, according to a statement from John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. He will also serve four years' supervised release.

This case is the result of a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force, FBI and New Haven Police Department into a New Haven-based drug trafficking organization that acquired and distributed heroin and cocaine.

According to Durham's statement, between December 2017 and March 2018, Cruz was intercepted on a court-authorized wiretap obtaining heroin and cocaine from another member of the conspiracy which he then distributed to his own customers.

He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine in March.

During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized more than 500 grams of heroin, more than 300 grams of fentanyl, more than one kilogram of cocaine, three firearms, over $90,000 in cash, vehicles, jewelry and precious metals, according to the statement.