Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Jan. 19. It is reproduced in full below.

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN LUCAS, also known as “Dutch," 62, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervise release, for trafficking narcotics.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between May and August 2019, law enforcement made a series of controlled purchases of redistribution quantities of heroin from Lucas. Lucas was arrested on Aug. 22, 2019, and a search of his residence on that date revealed additional distribution quantities of heroin, approximately 139 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 365 grams of cocaine, items used to process and package narcotics, a 9mm handgun, two loaded magazines, ammunition, and $35,220 in cash.

On Sept. 21, 2021, Lucas pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin.

This investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Task Force, including participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division, and the New Haven, East Haven, West Haven, Branford, Ansonia, Meriden, Middletown, Naugatuck and Waterbury Police Departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathaniel J. Gentile.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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