David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced the sentencing of Joshuwah Diaz, 34, from Bridgeport. Diaz was sentenced to five years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford for narcotics trafficking.
Court documents and statements revealed that Diaz was arrested on February 16, 2024. A search of his New Haven apartment uncovered approximately 75 grams of fentanyl, 278 grams of cocaine, 47 grams of crack cocaine, and a loaded ghost gun.
On February 11, 2025, Diaz pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. He is released on a $50,000 bond and must report to prison on September 10.
Previously in April 2013, Diaz was sentenced in New Haven federal court to over six years for heroin distribution.
The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Task Force with assistance from various law enforcement agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan J. Keefe prosecuted the case.
