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Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISAAC WILSON, also known as “Ike,” 25, of Waterbury, was sentenced
Isaac Wilson, a.k.a. Ike, of Waterbury
Chascity Perez of Waterbury
Fifteen defendants were arrested today. Grant has been in state custody since January 21 and Peters is still being sought.
In association with today s arrests, law enforcement executed seven search warrants and seized approximately 40,000 bags of suspected heroin, 350 grams of cocaine and 50 grams of crack cocaine. Investigators also seized nine firearms, including an AK-47-style rifle.
If convicted of the charge in the indictment, based on the type and quantities of narcotics attributable to each defendant, Foster, Jason Metz, Grant, Derek Metz, Nieves, Paulino and Smalls face a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life; Peters, Slaughter and Jackson face a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years; and Mines, Diaz, Santos, Council, Wright, Wilson and Perez face a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 year
Lorenzo Morales-Arambula, also known as Viejo, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 156 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine and heroin.
Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the court proceeding occurred via videoconference.
This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force which includes participants from the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, the FBI, and New Haven Police Department that included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, controlled purchases of heroin and cocaine, and seizures of bulk heroin and cocaine. The investigation revealed that Duane Filyaw, Salvatore Orsini and others operated a heroin and cocaine trafficking ring in which they conspired to purchase narcotics from suppliers and then distribute the drugs to other suppliers and street-level dealers in and around New Haven.