Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PHILLIP STEWART, 46, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Queens, N.Y., was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 14 months of imprisonment for distributing ecstasy.
According to court documents and statements made in court, STEWART conspired with Collin Fletcher 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.
STEWART and Fletcher 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."
On March 29, 2017, STEWART pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, MDA and MDMA.
STEWART faces immigration proceedings when he completes his prison term.
Fletcher, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to the same charge and, on May 12, 2017, was sentenced to 20 months of imprisonment. He also faces immigration proceedings when he completes his prison term.
This matter was 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 was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Avi Perry.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
