Waterbury man involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to 5 years in prison
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that HAKEEM BASIR, 56, of Waterbury, was sentenced 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.
