'Large-Scale Fentanyl Distributor' Sentenced To Prison: Prosecutors

STAMFORD, CT — A 31-year-old Ansonia man who was identified as a "large-scale fentanyl distributor" and connected to two overdose deaths was sentenced this week to more than 10 years in federal prison, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Daqwon Graham, also known as "Seagull" and "Energy," was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 130 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.

According to court documents and statements made in court, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and Stamford Police Department identified Graham as a large-scale fentanyl distributor in and around Fairfield County, Sullivan said.

Investigators also connected Graham’s drug trafficking activities to an overdose death of a male victim in Branford in March 2023, and an overdose death of a female victim in Shelton in October 2024, according to Sullivan.

In January and February 2025, investigators made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl mixed with xylazine from Graham, and on Feb. 26, he was arrested in Stamford after investigators coordinated a purchase of a large quantity of fentanyl, Sullivan said.

Officers found Graham in possession of approximately 400 grams of fentanyl, as well as amounts of cocaine and crack cocaine, Sullivan said.

Graham has been detained since his arrest. On July 23, 2025, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut State Police, and the Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford, and Stratford Police Departments.