Hartford Task Force News Today

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that HIDELBRANDO QUINONES, also known as “Gordo,” 48, of Hartford,

Hartford Man Guilty Of Federal Gun Violation: Feds - Greater Hartford, CT - A jury in U.S. District Court Thursday found the 40-year-old guilty of gun possession by a convicted felon.

A New Britain man has been sentenced 6 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug ring.

William "Willy" Valerio-Palermo, 37, was trafficking kilogram-quantities of fentanyl and was using his Hartford auto repair business to launder drug proceeds.

Every Friday afternoon like clockwork most of the ATF’s 25 field divisions send out press releases showcasing their office’s enforcement activities for the week. It’s classic eyewash of sorts.

A search of Martinez’s New Britain residence on Aug. 3, 2022, turned up 3,000 wax folds of fentanyl, additional loose quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine, narcotics paraphernalia, two handguns, ammunition and $28,777 in cash, according to federal officials.

A West Hartford man was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison Wednesday after he was found guilty of heroin trafficking offenses in June, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on November 10, 2022, JORGE FREYTES, 37, of Bristol,

Federal authorities said Jorge Freytes, 37, was part of a six-person drug trafficking organization.

A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment charging a Hartford man with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses, according to federal officials. Jahquan Blackwin, also known...