Crime & Safety
New Haven Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
He ran a trafficking ring along with his brother, according to federal authorities.

NEW HAVEN, CT — A city man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking heroin.
Antonio Gonzalez, 47, led a trafficking ring with his brother Bienvendido Gonzalez. They bought bulk quantities of heroin in the Bronx and sold it through redistributors in New Haven and other places. In total 23 people were federally charged in connection with the ring, including four other brothers.
The Gonzalez brothers and others were arrested in March 2017 after investigators seized a kilogram of heroin and $10,000 in cash. Another $119,000 was seized from a Puerto Rican bank account connected to Antonio Gonzalez.
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Bienvendido was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison in March 2018.
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