A Bridgeport gang member has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for trafficking narcotics in southwestern Connecticut. David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Modeste Adodo, 29, received a 60-month sentence and three years of supervised release from U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford.
Authorities stated that in 2022, the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force began investigating gang activity in Bridgeport and made controlled purchases of narcotics from Adodo. He was identified as a member and alleged leader of the 150 gang operating on Bridgeport’s West Side. Investigators used wiretaps to determine that Christian Pichardo supplied Adodo and others with fentanyl, heroin, crack and powder cocaine, as well as opioid pills. Some drugs seized during the investigation contained fentanyl analogues, nitazines—which are synthetic opioids stronger than fentanyl—and xylazine, a tranquilizer intended for large animals.
Wiretap evidence also revealed Adodo discussing firearm possession and transferring a firearm to another gang member.
Adodo was arrested on August 5, 2024. He pleaded guilty on September 16, 2025, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Currently released on a $100,000 bond and living in New Haven, Adodo is scheduled to report to prison on February 10.
Christian Pichardo also pleaded guilty and was sentenced on July 14, 2025, receiving a twelve-year prison term.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force along with the Drug Enforcement Administration and police departments from Bridgeport, Stratford, and Norwalk. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck prosecuted the case under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.
“This matter has been investigated by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bridgeport, Stratford, and Norwalk Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program,” according to Sullivan.