Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that COLLIN FLETCHER, 52, last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 20 months of imprisonment for distributing ecstasy.
According to court documents and statements made in court, FLETCHER conspired with Phillip Stewart and others to sell ecstasy to customers in Connecticut, New York and elsewhere. On Oct. 27, 2016, and again on Nov. 1, 2016, investigators made two controlled purchases of ecstasy from FLETCHER.
FLETCHER and Stewart were arrested on Nov. 18, 2016, after they attempted to sell approximately 10,000 capsules of ecstasy to an undercover officer. The capsules had a combined weight of approximately 923 grams of MDA.
MDA (Methylenedioxyamphetamine) is an analogue of MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine), and they are both commonly known as “ecstasy."
After FLETCHER was arrested, investigators searched his home and seized approximately one kilogram of marijuana from a hallway closet.
On Feb. 14, 2017, FLETCHER pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, MDA and MDMA.
FLETCHER, a citizen of Jamaica, has been detained since his arrest. He faces immigration proceedings when he completes his prison term.
FLETCHER has a prior felony drug conviction, which resulted in his deportation from the United States in 2003. He illegally reentered the country in 2004.
Stewart, a Jamaican national residing in Queens, N.Y., pleaded guilty on March 29, 2017. He awaits sentencing.
This matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad, which includes officers from the Bristol, Greenwich, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, Shelton, Vernon and Wilton Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Avi Perry.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
