Jairo Abreu, Fentanyl Trafficking, Connecticut 2024

DANBURY, Connecticut – Jairo Abreu, a 31-year-old Danbury resident, has been charged with fentanyl trafficking, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of 40 years.

According to an indictment returned by a grand jury in New Haven on March 6, Abreu allegedly trafficked fentanyl into Hartford. The FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force and Hartford Police Department led the investigation, which revealed that Abreu was trafficking fentanyl into Hartford.

On October 17, 2023, Abreu was arrested on state charges. Following his arrest, a search of his Danbury residence revealed approximately three kilograms of fentanyl and an additional approximately 2,000 wax sleeves containing fentanyl.

Abreu was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on February 23, 2024. He appeared yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson in Hartford, entered a plea of not guilty to the charge, and was released on a $100,000 bond.

U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force includes members of the Hartford Police Department, East Hartford Police Department, Manchester Police Department, New Britain Police Department, West Hartford Police Department, Connecticut State Police and Connecticut Department of Correction.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Geoffrey M. Stone and Sean P. Mahard through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations through a prosecutor-led and intelligence-driven approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

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