New Haven Man Gets 5 Years For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine

NEW HAVEN, CT — A city man was sentenced for his role in a cocaine and heroin trafficking ring, according to a statement from John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Stephen Jones, a.k.a. "EVX" and "Stevie D," 35, will serve five years' imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release.

According to the statement, Jones packaged narcotics for street sale and, at times, delivered drugs to customers. He was indicted in April 2018 along with 18 other people on narcotics trafficking offenses.

He pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.

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.

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.

The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, and the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, Branford, Ansonia, Meriden, Derby, Middletown, Naugatuck and Waterbury Police Departments. The Connecticut Department of Correction, Milford Police Department and East Haven Police Department have assisted the investigation.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney H. Gordon Hall