Nadyar Malaka, Heroin Trafficking, Connecticut 2021

Nadyar Malaka, 35, of Stratford, Connecticut, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for his role in a heroin trafficking operation.

Nadyar Malaka, a Stratford man, was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. The investigation, led by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, revealed that Malaka assisted Eddy Antonio Torres Morel’s drug trafficking operation by storing and packaging narcotics at his residence, storing drug proceeds at his residence, and transporting narcotics and drug proceeds to Torres and others.

According to court documents and statements made in court, an investigation revealed that Eddy Antonio Torres Morel was trafficking narcotics from Big Daddy’s Deli and Jamal’s Market, two stores he operated on East Main Street in Bridgeport. During the investigation, law enforcement made two controlled purchases of a half-kilogram of heroin from Torres, first at Jamal’s Market on October 29, 2019, and then at Big Daddy’s Deli on January 24, 2020.

Malaka was arrested on February 27, 2020, and on July 21, 2021, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. Judge Michael P. Shea also ordered Malaka to pay a $50,000 fine and to forfeit $52,111.45 and a 2012 Porsche Panamera 4.

Additional charges against Malaka included the interstate trafficking of untaxed cigarettes.

This matter was investigated by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bridgeport Police Department, and the Stamford Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Vizcarrondo.

Nadyar Malaka’s sentencing comes after his co-defendant, Eddy Antonio Torres Morel, was sentenced to 78 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine. Torres, of Meriden, pleaded guilty to the same charge on September 24, 2021.

Nadyar Malaka is currently serving his 48-month sentence, which will be followed by three years of supervised release.

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