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Heroin Trafficker Linked to Overdose Death Pleads Guilty
A Milford man has pleaded guilty to distributing heroin that led to an overdose death in the city, authorities announced.
Ryan Russow, 29, of Milford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin in New Haven federal court.
According to court documents, Russow obtained heroin from a source in New Haven between November 2013 and April 2014 and distributed it to customers from his residence on Stone Manor Drive.
On March 12, 2014, Russow sold a number of bags of heroin stamped ‘Much Better’ to R.P., 26, of Milford, who was later found deceased at his residence.
Law enforcement officers found two empty bags of heroin and two full bags bearing the same stamp in R.P.’s room, and Drug Enforcement Administration analysis confirmed that the full bags contained heroin with a purity level of approximately 76 percent.
Russow was arrested on April 23, 2014, and has been detained since then. He faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on each count.
Russow is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton on February 26, 2015, at which time he will face a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
The matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and the Milford Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah P. Karwan.
For more information, contact Tom Carson at (203) 821-3722 or thomas.carson@usdoj.gov.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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