A Meriden man has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
Between June and August 2021, law enforcement made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Gerardo Nunez-Irizarry, also known as “Indio,” 44, of Meriden.
In November 2021, Nunez-Irizarry agreed to sell a 50-gram quantity of fentanyl. On November 18, 2021, investigators stopped Nunez-Irizarry’s car in Meriden as he drove to an arranged location to complete the transaction and seized approximately 50 grams of fentanyl.
Nunez-Irizarry was arrested on state charges at that time. He was later arrested on federal charges on March 24, 2022.
On March 30, 2022, Nunez-Irizarry pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. He faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years.
Nunez-Irizarry is currently released on a $100,000 bond pending sentencing.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA’s New Haven Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, and the New Haven, East Haven, West Haven, Meriden, Waterbury, Branford, Ansonia, and Middletown Police Departments as well as from the Connecticut State Police.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Konstantin Lantsman through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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