NEW HAVEN, CT — A Bridgeport man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.
Angel Echevarria, also known as “Frenchie” and “Gordo,” 30, of Bridgeport, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2024, the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and Bridgeport Police Department investigated an open-air drug market operating in the area of Noble Avenue and Shelton Street in Bridgeport.
The investigation included court-authorized wiretaps, physical surveillance and controlled purchases of narcotics.
Between March and September 2024, investigators made 11 controlled purchases of narcotics, primarily fentanyl, from various sellers, including Echevarria.
At the time, Echevarria had pending state firearm possession and narcotics distribution charges and was released on bond.
Echevarria has been detained in state custody since Sept. 11, 2024.
On Oct. 27, 2025, he pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
