Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison
HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE BARET, 35, of Hartford has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley to 84 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in March and April 2024, law enforcement made two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Baret. Baret was arrested on state charges on April 10, 2024. On that date, investigators searched Baret’s vehicle, his Goodrich Street residence, a hotel room he used in Windsor, and a storage facility he rented in Hartford, and seized approximately 364 grams of fentanyl, 82 grams of methamphetamine, 272 grams of crack cocaine, 407 grams of powder cocaine, seven oxycodone pills, narcotics processing and packaging materials, two handguns, firearm magazines and ammunition, and $4,511 in cash.
On February 4, 2026, Baret pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and heroin. He has been detained since May 23, 2024, when he was arrested in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on separate charges.
Baret has forfeited the seized firearms, cash, and his Honda Ridgeline SUV.
This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Hartford Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone.
