Newington Man Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking: Feds

NEWINGTON/WEST HARTFORD, CT — A Newington man apprehended last year in West Hartford has pleaded guilty in federal court for dealing illegal narcotics.

Marc H. Silverman, acting U.S. attorney for Connecticut, said Tuesday that Martin Delgado, 30, of Newington, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Haven to a narcotics trafficking offense.

According to court documents and statements in court, on May 13, 2024, members of the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force conducted a court-authorized search of Delgado’s Newington residence.

That's when Silverman said authorities seized approximately 2,500 wax paper sleeves containing fentanyl, a quantity of cocaine, and narcotics packaging materials.

Delgado, who fled on foot when officers arrived at his residence, was apprehended a short time later in West Hartford, he said.

According to authorities, officers located a 9mm handgun near Delgado’s residence that he appeared to have discarded as he fled.

Delgado was charged with state offenses and released on bond.

Silverman said Delgado pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine, which has a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years.

A sentencing date is not yet scheduled.

Delgado has been detained since his federal arrest Aug. 2, 2024.

The case was investigated by the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force, the Connecticut State Police, and the West Hartford Police Department.

The Task Force includes members of the FBI, Hartford Police Department, East Hartford Police Department, New Britain Police Department, West Hartford Police Department, Connecticut State Police, and Connecticut Department of Correction.

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