Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that PHILIP BRYANT, also known as “Phat Phil” and
“Fizzy,” 28, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge
Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 135 months of imprisonment, followed by five
years of supervised release, for distributing narcotics.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
this matter stems from “Operation Bloodline,” a joint law enforcement
investigation targeting narcotics trafficking and gang violence in the
Dwight-Kensington and Fair Haven sections of New Haven. Led by the DEA New
Haven Task Force and the New Haven and Hamden Police Departments, the year-long
investigation included the use of court-authorized wiretaps on numerous
telephones, extensive physical surveillance, controlled purchases of narcotics,
execution of search warrants, and seizures of narcotics and firearms.
Approximately 100 individuals were convicted of federal charges as a result of
the investigation.
On February 6, 2014, a jury found BRYANT guilty of one count
of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, cocaine,
cocaine base and heroin.
According to the evidence at trial, Kevin Wilson, also known
as “Nature,” distributed narcotics, primarily in the Dwight/Chapel area of New
Haven. BRYANT was intercepted on multiple occasions arranging drug transactions
with Wilson. In addition, BRYANT provided Wilson with 26.3 grams of crack
cocaine that Wilson, in turn, sold to two individuals who were working with law
enforcement.
Trial testimony further established that BRYANT, Wilson and
other co-defendants shared a stash of firearms to use in furtherance of their
drug trafficking activity.
BRYANT’s criminal history includes convictions for assault
in the first degree and larceny in the first degree. He has been detained since
his arrest on May 25, 2012.
Wilson awaits sentencing.
This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement
Administration’s New Haven Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives, and the New Haven,
Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, Branford, Ansonia and
Meriden Police Departments. The United States Marshals Service, the Connecticut
State Police, the Connecticut Department of Correction, Parole and Community
Services and the Milford, Hartford, New Britain, North Branford and Stratford
Police Departments provided valuable assistance to the investigation.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys S.
Dave Vatti and Marc Silverman.
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