A Connecticut man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking in connection with an investigation into the distribution of narcotics in the Fair Haven area of New Haven.
Jaquet Jacobs, also known as “Fifty,” 33, of New Haven, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Jacobs previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled substances on June 21.
In June 2022, the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force was conducting an investigation into a drug trafficking organization in the Fair Haven area of New Haven using court-authorized wiretaps, surveillance and multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine from Jacobs and others, court records show.
Officials said Jacobs was intercepted on wiretap on May 18, 2023, attempting to secure a firearm that he wanted to use to settle a personal dispute. His criminal history includes convictions for drug, assault, escape and violation of a protective order, making it illegal for him to possess a weapon, according to officials.
Jacobs has been detained since his arrest on Oct. 11, 2023.
Court records show that the investigation also identified individuals who were buying and selling prescription narcotic pills.
The investigation, 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, resulted in federal charges against 12 individuals, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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