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A Milford man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for trafficking fake Oxycodone pills with fentanyl in them and phony Adderall pills containing methamphetamine.

Wilson Guzman Jr. pleaded guilty to distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl, which carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison, officials said.

HARTFORD, CT — Michelle Cruz, a 38-year-old from Waterbury, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for her involvement in a

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAURICE MENAFEE, also known as “Mo,” 34, of New Haven, was

A 29-year-old man from the Dominican Republic was sentenced to almost three years in federal prison on Wednesday for his role in a Waterbury-based drug trafficking ring, federal officials said.

The narcotics recovered consisted of 448 grams of cocaine, 186 grams of crack cocaine and 10 grams of fentanyl, according to Ansonia police.

A former Waterbury resident was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison on Thursday for supplying heroin to a member of a Waterbury-area drug trafficking ring, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.

A Meriden man was sentenced to over four years in federal prison on Friday for participating in a drug trafficking ring that used the U.S. Mail to ship cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.

Just two milligrams of fentanyl - the amount that fits on the top of a pencil - is a deadly dose. And despite nationwide stings, many authorities admit theres no end in sight to the narcotic epidemic.

The two DEA special agents, and Brock, were treated at the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash, federal authorities said.