A Milford man is going down for his part in a massive fentanyl trafficking operation.
Wilson Guzman Jr., 39, of Milford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to a fentanyl trafficking offense, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents, Guzman used an encrypted phone messaging application to advertise and distribute fentanyl-laced pills, methamphetamine, and other controlled substances to customers in the area.
Between June and August 2023, investigators made controlled purchases of drugs from Guzman, including over 1,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, counterfeit Adderall containing methamphetamine, and psilocybin mushrooms.
Guzman was arrested on September 6, 2023, and investigators seized a cache of controlled substances, including methamphetamine pills, Xanax pills, psilocybin mushrooms, and approximately 20 kilograms of marijuana, as well as an AR-15 style rifle and a Glock style Polymer 80 handgun.
Guzman faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years for his role in distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
The case is being investigated by the DEA New Haven Task Force, the East Haven Police Department, West Haven Police Department, New Haven Police Department, Connecticut State Police, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the U.S. Marshals Service.
Guzman is being held pending sentencing, which is set for August 9, 2024.
The guilty plea was announced by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings is prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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