New Haven Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that QUIYON REED, also known as “Gutter,” 29, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.

REED is one of 108 individuals charged as a result of “Operation Bloodline,” a joint law enforcement investigation targeting narcotics trafficking and gang violence in the Dwight-Kensington and Fair Haven sections of New Haven.  Led by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the New Haven and Hamden Police Departments, the year-long investigation included the use of court-authorized wiretaps on numerous telephones, extensive physical surveillance, controlled purchases of narcotics, execution of search warrants and seizures of narcotics and firearms.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in the fall of 2011, REED assisted a co-defendant’s large-scale drug trafficking operation.  REED packaged heroin for street sale and served his co-defendant’s drug customers.  The investigation also revealed that REED had access to firearms stored at one of his co-defendant’s residences.

REED has been detained since his arrest on May 17, 2012.  On October 25, 2012, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.

This matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, Branford, Ansonia and Meriden Police Departments.  The United States Marshals Service, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut Department of Correction, Parole and Community Services and the Milford, Hartford, New Britain, North Branford and Stratford Police Departments have provided invaluable assistance to the investigation.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Dave Vatti and Marc Silverman.

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