United States of America v. Christopher Santiago-Rosado

New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.

In 2024, the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and Bridgeport Police Department investigated an open-air drug market that was operating in the area of Noble Avenue and Shelton Street in Bridgeport. Between March and September 2024, investigators made 11 controlled purchases of narcotics from various sellers. The investigation, which also included court-authorized wiretaps and physical surveillance, revealed that Santiago-Rosado and others supplied fentanyl to the drug sellers.

Christopher Santiago-Rosado, age 32, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was arrested on February 13, 2025. On November 3, 2025, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

Santiago-Rosado, who is released on a $150,000 bond, is required to report to prison on March 26.

This investigation has been conducted by the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, the Bridgeport Police Department, and the Stratford Police Department. The Task Force is composed of personnel from the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and the Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Trumbull Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren C. Clark.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl.