STAMFORD, CT — A Stamford man was sentenced Wednesday to 13.5 years in prison for drug trafficking in southwestern Connecticut, according to an announcement from United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut David X. Sullivan.
Ramion "Ray Ray" Baker, 46, was sentenced by Michael P. Shea in Hartford. In addition to his prison sentence, Baker must also given three years of supervised release.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the Drug Enforcement Administration's Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and Stamford Police Department identified Rodney Canada as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and PCP in Stamford and elsewhere in southwestern Connecticut.
A 2024 investigation that included court-authorized wiretaps and controlled purchases of narcotics found that Canada and others orchestrated the street-level distribution of drugs through other members of the conspiracy, Sullivan said.
Investigators intercepted more than 5,000 text messages and calls in which Canada coordinated his drug trafficking activities, Sullivan noted.
Baker and Canada were "close associates" who conspired to distribute fentanyl, crack cocaine, and PCP, Sullivan said, noting Baker stored and packaged drugs at his Stamford residence on Hoyt Street, and also paid another individual to store drugs at their residence.
Baker, Canada, and other members of the conspiracy were arrested on May 14, 2024.
On that date, investigators conducted court-authorized searches at locations in Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, and Darien, and seized approximately 3 kilograms of cocaine, nearly 400 grams of raw fentanyl, more than 500 bags of fentanyl, five firearms, a bulletproof vest, and seven vehicles.
A search of Baker's home found more than 300 grams of cocaine, a distribution quantity of fentanyl, a .38 caliber revolver, and $4,543 in cash, Sullivan said.
At the time of Baker's federal arrest he had been released on bond and awaiting sentencing in three state robbery cases. In August 2024, Baker was sentenced in state court to an effective sentence of 10 years in prison for the three robberies.
Baker's criminal history also includes state convictions for robbery and assault, and a federal crack cocaine trafficking conviction in 2010, Sullivan added.
On Dec. 17, 2025, Baker pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Shea ordered a portion of Baker's federal sentence to be served consecutively to his state sentences, giving Baker a total effective federal sentence of approximately 18.5 years in prison.
Canada pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Dec. 15, 2025, to a little over nine years in prison.
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