Pabel Miguel Acosta-Colon will spend 22 months in federal prison for the distribution of fentanyl, following a January 5 guilty plea to charges of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl. This announcement came in a July 15 news release from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Acosta-Colon, 36, was sentenced by US District Judge Robert J. Chatigny in Hartford, Connecticut. He will face immigration proceedings after he finishes his prison term. Acosta-Colon is currently in custody.
According to the DEA’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force investigation, Acosta-Colon was identified as an individual trafficking fentanyl in two forms: powder and pills.
On June 21, 2023, he sold approximately 100 grams of fentanyl powder and 100 fentanyl pills to investigators in Stamford. Investigators also coordinated the purchase of more than 700 grams of fentanyl, in both powder and pill forms, with Acosta-Colon, who was arrested on June 28, 2023. This information was detailed in the July 15 DEA news release.
The DEA’s Bridgeport HIDTA Task Force worked alongside the Stamford and Trumbull Police Departments on this case. The prosecution was handled by Assistant US Attorney Stephanie T. Levick.
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration was created in 1973 to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and to bring to justice those involved in the growing, manufacture or distribution of controlled substances destined for illicit traffic in the US. The DEA also supports non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances.
