David X. Sullivan, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Henry Meneses Jr., a 32-year-old resident of New Britain, has pleaded guilty to a fentanyl trafficking charge. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven.
Court documents and statements reveal that Meneses was involved in distributing significant quantities of fentanyl in the Hartford area. On January 6, 2025, he sold 6,000 dose bags of fentanyl to an individual who traveled from Vermont to obtain the drugs. A controlled purchase on February 25, 2025, led investigators to acquire another 3,000 dose bags from Meneses on Franklin Avenue in Hartford.
Meneses was taken into custody on March 25, 2025. Searches conducted at his residence and vehicle uncovered two handguns, five gun magazines, ammunition, and over $6,000 in cash.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. This offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and could lead up to a maximum sentence of 40 years imprisonment. Sentencing is set for September 16.
Currently released on a $100,000 bond pending sentencing, Meneses’s case involves efforts by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force which includes members from various local police departments as well as assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Reed Durham is prosecuting this case under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.
For more details about OCDETF Program: https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF
