108-Month Prison Sentence Handed Out to Alleged Drug Dealer: DA

Danbury, CT — Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced Thursday that Alfred Catino, 75, of Danbury, was sentenced to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics.

This charges stem from a year-long investigation headed up by the DEA’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and Norwalk Police Department into the distribution of oxycodone, cocaine and marijuana in Fairfield County, Daly said in a statement.

According to the report, a total of 16 accused drug dealers were charged as a result of the investigation, which revealed that Catino and Demetrios “Jimmy” Papadakos were long-time associates who headed the narcotics trafficking ring. On June 24, 2014, Catino pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, oxycodone and marijuana, Daly said.

Catino is also known as “Alphonse Catino,” “Frank Ross,” “Frank Russo,” “Anthony Vitacco,” “Chico,” “the Old Man” and “Herbie,” the report stated.