Stratford Man Sentenced On Drug, Gun Charges: Feds

STRATFORD, CT — A Stratford man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison on federal fentanyl distribution and gun possession charges, according to officials.

Luis Colon, also known as “Big Lou” and “Hitman,” 51, of Stratford, was also sentenced Tuesday to three years of supervised release following the prison term, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery announced.

Colon must spend the first six months of his supervised release in home confinement, according to a news release.

Colon was involved in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl disguised as oxycodone between November and December 2020, according to officials. Investigators seized approximately 300 fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone that had been sold by Colon to a co-conspirator, officials said.

Colon was arrested Dec. 16, 2020, after a court-authorized search of his home on Dover Street in Stratford "revealed 11 firearms, numerous rounds of ammunition, approximately 60 fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone, approximately 61 grams of cocaine with packaging, items used to process and package narcotics for distribution, and approximately $24,800 in cash," officials wrote in a news release.

Colon’s criminal history includes state convictions for conspiracy to commit murder, assault, weapons, robbery and larceny offenses. It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.

Colon pleaded guilty in March 2021 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Colon, who is released on a $150,000 bond, is required to report to prison on Sept. 12.