Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Distribution Charge

A Waterbury man will serve a maximum of 20 years in prison for his role in a massive oxycodone distribution scheme.

HARRY DUREN, 74, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone in New Haven federal court.

According to court documents, between March 2011 and April 2016, DUREN obtained prescriptions for medications containing oxycodone from doctors in Connecticut and then arranged to resell the medications for his own profit.

Prosecutors say DUREN and his co-conspirators sold a staggering 45,000 30mg oxycodone pills, netting a profit of approximately $700,000.

DUREN is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford on November 29, 2017. He is currently free on a $50,000 bond pending sentencing.

The investigation that led to DUREN’s arrest was a collaborative effort between the DEA’s New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad and local police departments in Bristol, Greenwich, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, Shelton, Vernon and Wilton.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Avi M. Perry is handling the case.

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