United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

NEW BRITAIN HEROIN DEALER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON

Kevin J. O'Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO J. SANCHEZ, age 26, formerly of Manchester, Connecticut, was sentenced today to 30 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his conviction on federal drug charges. The sentence was imposed this morning by Senior U.S. District Judge Peter C. Dorsey in New Haven.

On January 12, 2004, SANCHEZ pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute heroin, admitting that he sold "stack" quantities (100 individual, single-dose packages) of stamped heroin to a confidential informant on several occasions in June and July 2003. On July 8, 2003, SANCHEZ was arrested by members of the Newington and New Britain Police Departments at a restaurant on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington. He has been incarcerated since his arrest.

"Investigating and prosecuting a case like this takes real cooperation between all levels of law enforcement," U.S. Attorney O'Connor stated. "We are pleased that this cooperation has led to very real results, as this heroin drug dealer was operating unchecked for a relatively long period of time."

This case was investigated by members of a Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force comprised of federal agents and members of several local police departments. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Michael J. Gustafson and Anastasia Enos.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov