Feds Charge New Haven Man, 26, With Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl

NEW HAVEN, CT — Federal agents arrested Vincent Clark, 26, of New Haven, Monday charging him with distributing heroin and fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut said.

Known by the street name “Pudge,” Clark, who was already on state parole for a 2019 drug conviction, went before a judge and was ordered held, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle and Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England Brian D. Boyle.

As alleged in court documents, between March and May 2021, agents made six controlled buys of what federal prosecutors said were “redistribution quantities” of heroin and fentanyl from Clark.

The criminal complaint charges Clark with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin and fentanyl, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

Myriad local, state and federal agencies were part of the investigation that led to Clark’s arrest, prosecutors said, including the DEA’s New Haven Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, and the New Haven, Branford, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, Ansonia, Meriden, Derby, Middletown, Naugatuck and Waterbury police departments.