Ronald Vincent, Fentanyl Trafficking, Connecticut 2024

Two men involved in a southwestern Connecticut narcotics trafficking ring were sentenced to federal prison for their crimes.

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two men, Ronald Vincent and Marquis Jones, were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a narcotics trafficking ring in southwestern Connecticut.

Ronald Vincent, 30, of Stratford, was sentenced to 84 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release on October 17, while Marquis Jones, 30, of Derby, was sentenced to 40 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release on October 20.

According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force identified Christian Pichardo as a supplier of various narcotics to gang members and other drug distributors in 2022.

During the investigation, investigators intercepted calls and text messages over court-authorized wiretaps between Pichardo and his associates, including Vincent and Jones, made controlled purchases of narcotics, and seized drugs from members of the conspiracy and their drug customers.

Some of the drugs seized during the investigation had been cut with fentanyl analogues, nitazines, and xylazine. Nitazines are synthetic opioids stronger than fentanyl, and xylazine is a large animal tranquilizer.

Vincent and Jones resided in Bridgeport during the investigation. Vincent was a close associate of Pichardo who primarily trafficked fentanyl, while Jones trafficked fentanyl to crack cocaine to gang members and others.

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