Berlin Man Sentenced In Fentanyl Dealing, Gun Case: Feds

BERLIN, CT — A Berlin man was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to fentanyl dealing and gun charges, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Randy Texidor, 31, will also serve three years of supervised release.

According to prosecutors, law enforcement received information that Texidor was dealing significant quantities of heroin in 2017. Between October and December 2017, investigators made eight controlled purchases of escalating quantities of heroin and/or fentanyl from Texidor.

The investigation revealed that Texidor and an associate used an apartment on Wadsworth Street in Hartford to process, package and store heroin. In a court-authorized search of the apartment in 2018, police found about 92 grams of fentanyl, 23 grams of heroin, 500 dose bags of suspected heroin/fentanyl, items used to process and package drugs, a .380 caliber pistol, and $5,981 in cash.

Texidor has been detained since his arrest in February 2018. In October of last year, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.