A Hartford man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Joshua Roman, 33, received a sentence of 72 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release from U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport.
Court documents and statements presented during the proceedings show that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force began investigating a large-scale drug trafficking organization in July 2022. The group was distributing kilogram quantities of fentanyl and cocaine throughout Connecticut. Investigators used wiretaps, surveillance, controlled narcotics purchases, and other techniques as part of their efforts.
Authorities identified Roman as the president of the Loose Cannonz motorcycle club and found he was involved in brokering transactions involving kilogram amounts of fentanyl and carfentanil. Further investigation determined that Roman and his associates were receiving shipments intended for distribution in the Hartford area.
On May 18, 2023, investigators conducted a controlled purchase of about 100 grams of fentanyl from Roman. He was arrested on June 7, 2023 at a residence in Hartford where authorities seized approximately 50 grams of fentanyl from him. A search at the Loose Cannonz clubhouse in East Hartford on the same day led to the discovery of another 50 grams.
Roman pleaded guilty on May 5, 2025 to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl.
He is currently released on a $100,000 bond and must report to prison by October 22.
The case is being investigated by multiple agencies including the DEA’s Hartford Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The task force consists of personnel from several local police departments along with state police officers. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Reed Durham and Robert Dearington are prosecuting through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.
