A Waterbury man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for a drug-related firearm offense, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Robert Harrison, also known as “Firm” and “Lox,” age 39, received his sentence from U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven. In addition to his prison term, Harrison will serve three years of supervised release.
Court documents and statements indicate that between March and June 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department investigated a drug trafficking organization led by Harrison. During this period, investigators conducted eight controlled purchases of narcotics from Harrison and his associates.
On June 20, 2024, law enforcement executed federal search warrants at locations linked to Harrison’s operation. Searches at his Frost Road residence, an auto repair business on Todd Hollow Road in Waterbury, and a recording studio on Woodtick Road resulted in the seizure of more than 370 grams of cocaine, narcotic pills, four loaded handguns, gun magazines, numerous rounds of ammunition, and approximately $18,208 in cash.
Harrison has been detained since his arrest on related state charges on June 20, 2024. He pleaded guilty in federal court on April 14, 2025 to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
“This matter has been investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department. The Task Force includes members from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, Connecticut State Police and the New Haven, Waterbury, East Haven, Branford, West Haven, Ansonia, Meriden, Naugatuck, and Shelton Police Departments.”
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Natasha M. Freismuth.
