John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug
Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that a federal grand jury
in New Haven returned an indictment today charging ANTHONY FIGUEROA-GONZALEZ,
27, of Bridgeport, with distributing fentanyl.
As alleged in court documents, in August 2019, the Drug
Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
(HIDTA) Task Force identified Figueroa-Gonzalez as a large-scale distributor of
fentanyl. On September 17 and November
7, 2019, investigators made controlled purchases of approximately 50 grams of
fentanyl from Figueroa-Gonzalez in Bridgeport.
Figueroa-Gonzalez was arrested on a federal criminal
complaint on May 6, 2020.
The indictment charges Figueroa-Gonzalez with two counts of
possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 40 grams or more of
fentanyl, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of
five years a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years on each count.
U.S. Attorney Durham stressed that an indictment is not
evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations,
and each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt.
Figueroa-Gonzalez is currently released on a $100,000 bond.
The DEA’s Bridgeport HIDTA Task Force, includes personnel
from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut State Police, and the
Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Milford and Danbury Police
Departments. This case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck.
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