Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen P. Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, have announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted two men on charges related to fentanyl and cocaine trafficking. The accused are Terrance Johnson, 39, from Hackensack, New Jersey, and Jordan Jamison, 29, from Waterbury, Connecticut and Paramus, New Jersey.
According to court documents, an investigation by the DEA New Haven District Office Task Force utilized wiretaps, controlled narcotics purchases, surveillance methods among other techniques to uncover that Johnson and Jamison were allegedly involved in trafficking fentanyl and cocaine into Waterbury. They reportedly used locations on High Street in Naugatuck and Hunthill Road in Waterbury for storing and packaging drugs before distributing them through street-level sellers.
The investigation alleges that on February 5th of this year both men traveled to California where they attempted to mail a package containing approximately one kilogram of fentanyl and three kilograms of cocaine back to Connecticut. Authorities intercepted this package. Later searches at their alleged stash location in Naugatuck uncovered 5.4 kilograms of fentanyl and 1.4 kilograms of cocaine ready for distribution along with over 300 grams of xylazine.
Johnson was apprehended in California on February 12th while Jamison was arrested in New Jersey on February 13th; both remain detained since their arrests.
The indictment returned on February 25th charges them with conspiracy to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine—charges carrying potential sentences ranging from ten years up to life imprisonment if convicted.
Jamison has entered a plea of not guilty during his appearance at the federal court in New Haven yesterday; Johnson's arraignment is yet unscheduled.
Acting U.S Attorney Silverman emphasized: "An indictment is only a charge" stating further that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
This operation involved multiple law enforcement agencies including DEA offices across different states as well as local police departments within Connecticut—all working under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program led by Assistant U.S Attorneys Brendan J Keefe & Natasha M Freismuth aiming at dismantling drug networks effectively through collaboration between various authorities nationwide.
More details about OCDETF can be accessed via https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF