New Haven Man Gets 3 Years In Fair Haven Drug Trafficking Case: Feds

Jaquet Jacobs will also serve three years of supervised release, Avery noted.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in June 2022, the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force initiated an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was operating in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Avery said.

The investigation included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, physical surveillance, and several controlled purchases of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine from Jacobs and others, according to prosecutors. It’s noted in a Justice Department news release that the investigation also identified people who were getting and selling prescription narcotic pills.

On May 18, 2023, Jacobs was intercepted on wiretap attempting to secure a firearm that he wanted to use to settle a personal dispute, Avery said.

Held in jail since his arrest on Oct. 11, 2023, in late June, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possession with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled substances, per prosecutors.

Jacobs’ criminal history includes state convictions for drug, assault, escape, violation of a protective order, and other offenses, court records show.

This investigation, which resulted in federal charges against 12 individuals, has been conducted by FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, which includes members from the FBI, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut Department of Correction, and the New Haven, Milford, East Haven, West Haven, and Wallingford police departments.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan J. Keefe through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Program.