Hartford Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Heroin

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ERIC MUNOZ, 21, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 31 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2014, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force received information that David Alvarado, also known as “Flaco,” was distributing heroin to street-level dealers and drug customers in the vicinity of his residence on Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford. Between August 2014 and May 2015, investigators made eight controlled purchases of heroin from Alvarado.

A wiretap investigation revealed that Alvarado was being supplied with heroin by MUNOZ and other individuals. At times, MUNOZ also obtained distribution quantities of heroin from Alvarado when Munoz’s sources were “dry.”

On May 26, 2015, investigators conducted a court-authorized search of Alvarado’s residence and seized raw heroin, bagged heroin, heroin stamps, digital scales, thousands of wax folds, and other items used to process and package heroin. Investigators also seized a 9mm Beretta pistol with a loaded magazine, and numerous rounds of ammunition.

On May 11, 2017, MUNOZ pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, New Britain, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Windsor Locks and Willimantic Police Departments.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone.