Crime & Safety
Meriden Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Dealing Charges: Feds
Eddy Antonio Torres Morel was charged with dealing heroin at Bridgeport markets.
MERIDEN, CT — A Meriden man has pleaded guilty to heroin dealing charges, according to Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Eddy Antonio Torres Morel, 50, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin.
According to prosecutors, an investigation revealed that Torres was trafficking narcotics from Big Daddy’s Deli and Jamal’s Market, two stores he operated on East Main Street in Bridgeport.
During the investigation, law enforcement made two controlled purchases of a half-kilogram of heroin from Torres, first at Jamal’s Market in October 2019, and then at Big Daddy’s Deli on January 2020.
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Torres was arrested Feb. 5, 2020. Investigators searched his home and stores that day and seized two guns, assorted gun parts, ammunition, and approximately $22,000 in cash.
Torres is released on a $300,000 bond pending sentencing, which is scheduled for Sept. 24.
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