A 34-year-old New Haven man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a heroin distribution ring in the city’s Fair Haven neighborhood.
Samuel Albarran, also known as ‘Sam Dog,’ was sentenced to 85 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The investigation, led by the DEA New Haven Task Force, revealed that Albarran’s brother, Wilson ‘Pancho’ Vasquez, obtained bulk quantities of heroin and distributed it through a network of street-level distributors in the area of Ferry Street, Grand Avenue, and Blatchley Avenue.
Albarran agreed to supply Vasquez with 300 grams of heroin, according to intercepted calls during the investigation.
Law enforcement officers first attempted to arrest Albarran on July 15, 2015, but he remained a fugitive until February 11, 2016, when he was apprehended in East Haven.
A search of a New Haven residence connected to Albarran revealed distribution quantities of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, as well as a kilogram press and heroin packaging materials, 9mm and .380 caliber firearms, 9mm ammunition, and more than $21,000 in cash.
Albarran pleaded guilty to the charges on September 15, 2016, and has been detained since his arrest.
The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, East Haven, Branford, Ansonia, Meriden, and Derby Police Departments, and the U.S. Marshals Service.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys H. Gordon Hall and Patrick Caruso.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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