East Hartford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OMARI LEWIS, 25, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl pills.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Lewis was identified as a street-level dealer of fentanyl pills after Windsor Police intercepted a UPS package with approximately 3,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl inside.  The investigation revealed that Lewis also used his SnapChat account to advertise the sale counterfeit oxycodone pills.  In December 2021 and January 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Tactical Diversion Squad made two controlled purchases of a total of more than 400 fentanyl pills from Lewis.

Lewis was arrested on June 13, 2023.  On November 13, 2023, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, fentanyl.

Lewis, who is released on a $75,000 bond, is required to report to prison on April 30.

This matter was investigated by the DEA New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad and the Windsor Police Department.  The Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA and the Bristol, East Windsor, Hamden, New Britain, West Haven, Newington, Manchester, Glastonbury, and Watertown Police Departments.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren C. Clark and Stephanie T. Levick.