John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that HAKEEM BASIR, 56, of Waterbury, was sentenced today
by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of
imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking
heroin.
This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the
DEA New Haven Task Force, FBI and New Haven Police Department into a New
Haven-based drug trafficking organization that acquired and distributed heroin
and cocaine. The investigation revealed
that Basir distributed heroin at locations in Waterbury and Hartford.
During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized
more than 500 grams of heroin, more than 300 grams of fentanyl, more than one
kilogram of cocaine, three firearms, over $90,000 in cash, vehicles, jewelry
and precious metals.
On April 19, 2018, a grand jury in New Haven returned an
indictment charging Basir and 18 other individuals with narcotics trafficking
offenses. Basir and several other
members of the conspiracy were arrested on April 25, 2018.
Basir has been detained since his arrest. On August 9, 2019, he pleaded guilty to one
count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100
grams or more of heroin.
The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the
U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation
Division, and the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, Branford,
Ansonia, Meriden, Derby, Middletown, Naugatuck and Waterbury Police
Departments. The Connecticut Department
of Correction, Milford Police Department and East Haven Police Department have
assisted the investigation.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney H.
Gordon Hall.
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