Amonda Mendez, Crack Cocaine Trafficking, Connecticut 2025

A Stamford woman has been caught selling crack cocaine and a firearm, just months after being released from federal prison.

According to court documents, Amonda Mendez, 35, of Stamford, pleaded guilty yesterday in New Haven federal court to a narcotics trafficking offense and admitted that she violated the conditions of her supervised release from a prior federal conviction.

Mendez was sentenced in Hartford federal court to 10 years of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses in June 2016. She was released from federal prison in January 2025.

Between April and July 2025, law enforcement made multiple controlled purchases of crack cocaine and fentanyl, and one purchase of a loaded .40 caliber pistol, from Mendez. The pistol had been reported as stolen.

Mendez was arrested on July 28, 2025. A search of her person revealed approximately 48 grams of crack cocaine and $1,934 in cash. A search of her Stamford residence revealed approximately 163 grams of crack, and a search of another Stamford residence connected to Mendez revealed $2,456 in cash.

Mendez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (''crack''). At sentencing, due to enhanced penalties as a result of her prior federal conviction, Mendez faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life.

Mendez has been detained since her arrest. This matter has been investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Stamford Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Gresham.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/stamford-woman-admits-selling-drugs-firearm-while-federal-supervised-release