Bridgeport, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Five suspects have been found guilty of running a large narcotics operation in Bridgeport.
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The five were found guilty October 14 for their parts in a ring that distributed fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine.
Officers who were part of a DEA task force in Bridgeport in 2019 made a number of controlled narcotics buys as part of the investigation.
The probe contained court-authorized wiretaps, as well as hundreds of consensual recordings, according the the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The suspects were found guilty of various conspiracy and possession charges.
Three had prior drug convictions.
They are Wallace Best, 55, Jeffrey Thomas, 55, Frank Best, 49, Lamont Jeffries, 55, and Jason Cox, 48, all from Bridgeport.