David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Modeste Adodo, 29, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics.
Court records show that in 2022, the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force conducted controlled drug purchases from Adodo as part of an investigation into gang activity in Bridgeport. Adodo is identified as a member and alleged leader of the 150 gang on Bridgeport’s West Side. Investigators used wiretaps to determine that Christian Pichardo supplied Adodo and others with fentanyl, heroin, crack and powder cocaine, and opioid pills. Some drugs seized during the operation were found to contain fentanyl analogues, nitazines—synthetic opioids more potent than fentanyl—and xylazine, a tranquilizer intended for large animals.
Wiretap evidence also captured Adodo discussing firearm possession and transferring a weapon to another gang member.
Adodo was arrested on August 5, 2024. He pleaded guilty on September 16, 2025 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Currently released on a $100,000 bond and living in New Haven, he must report to prison by February 10.
Christian Pichardo pleaded guilty earlier in the case and received a sentence of twelve years in prison on July 14, 2025.
The investigation involved the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force along with the Drug Enforcement Administration and police departments from Bridgeport, Stratford, and Norwalk. The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.
“This matter has been investigated by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bridgeport, Stratford, and Norwalk Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program,” according to David X. Sullivan.
