Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced In Federal Narcotics Case: U.S. Attorney

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A New Haven man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison for trafficking narcotics following a multi-agency investigation into gang activity on Bridgeport’s West Side, federal prosecutors said.

U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea imposed the 60-month sentence on Modeste Adodo, 29, who will also serve three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan.

According to court documents and statements, in 2022, the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force conducted controlled drug purchases from Adodo while investigating the 150 street gang, of which Adodo was described as a member and suspected leader. A wiretap investigation later found that Christian Pichardo supplied Adodo and others with fentanyl, heroin, crack and powder cocaine, and opioid pills.

Some of the narcotics seized during the investigation had been mixed with fentanyl analogues, nitazines — synthetic opioids more potent than fentanyl — and xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer. Investigators also intercepted calls in which Adodo discussed possessing firearms and transferring a weapon to an associate.

Adodo was arrested in August 2024, and he pleaded guilty in September 2025 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Released on a $100,000 bond, he must report to prison on Feb. 10.

Pichardo also pleaded guilty and was sentenced in July to 12 years in prison.

The case was investigated by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and police departments in Bridgeport, Stratford and Norwalk. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck prosecuted the case through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces program.