Jamaican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking in Connecticut

Conrod Davy Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking, Admits Lying About Identity After Prior Deportation

Conrod Davy, 41, a Jamaican citizen who last lived in Bridgeport, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Hartford to trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and lying to investigators about his identity—a case that shows the federal government’s increased attention to repeat immigration offenders who return to the U.S. to sell drugs. The plea before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala exposes a trafficking operation that moved at least two kilograms of fentanyl through Connecticut and carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison, with the possibility of life.

Davy had already been removed from the country once—in November 2019, following a criminal conviction in Florida—only to resurface in Connecticut, where investigators say he was processing and packing fentanyl for distribution.

Investigators Confirm Davy’s Fentanyl Role

The investigation, led by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force, revealed Davy was actively involved in the fentanyl trade, not merely a low-level courier. On April 24, 2026, investigators conducted a controlled purchase and bought approximately two kilograms of fentanyl directly from him—a quantity that triggers the most severe mandatory minimum penalties under federal sentencing guidelines. Six days later, on April 30, agents took Davy into custody.

But the case took a twist when Davy, sitting in an interrogation room, told investigators he was a U.S. citizen named “Timothy Stater” and provided a false date of birth. Court documents show that investigators quickly determined his true identity: a Jamaican national with a prior removal order hanging over him from his Florida conviction. That false statement now forms a separate count in his guilty plea.

Jamaican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking in Connecticut

Charges, Penalties, and the Multi-Agency Dragnet

Davy pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. That charge alone carries a mandatory minimum of ten years and a maximum of life imprisonment. He also admitted to one count of making false statements and representations, which carries up to five years. He has remained in detention since his April arrest, meaning he has been held for over six months while the case moved toward resolution.

From the April 24 controlled purchase to the April 30 arrest, the Drug Enforcement Administration Hartford Task Force investigation revealed that Davy was trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and was involved in its processing and packing.

The announcement came from David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA for New England, who framed the case as part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative marshaling Department of Justice resources to repel illegal immigration, eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities from violent crime. The investigation itself drew on a broad coalition: the DEA’s Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State Police, and police departments from Bristol, Hartford, East Hartford, Enfield, Manchester, New Britain, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, and Windsor Locks. Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone is handling the prosecution.

The Stakes for Connecticut Communities

For residents of Bridgeport, where Davy last resided, the approximately two kilograms of fentanyl from the April 24 controlled purchase represent a large quantity of the drug. The mandatory minimum means Davy will spend at least ten years in federal prison, but it is unclear whether Judge Nagala will impose a longer sentence—or how the false statements charge will affect the final judgment—when sentencing is scheduled.

For the communities whose police departments supplied personnel to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force, Davy pleaded guilty after being removed from the U.S. in November 2019 as a result of a criminal conviction in Florida.