A New Haven man has been ordered to serve more than four years in prison after selling illegal drugs and a gun to an undercover cop, according to officials.

Kelvin Munoz, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarala Nagala in Hartford to serve over four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in a New Haven area drug trafficking ring.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in June 2022, the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force initiated an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was operating in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven. The investigation included the use of court-authorized wiretaps, physical surveillance, and several controlled purchases of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine from Munoz and others. The investigation also identified individuals who were acquiring and distributing prescription narcotic pills.

On Sept. 20, 2022, investigators made a controlled purchase of a Polymer 80 .40 caliber handgun, ammunition, and fentanyl from Munoz and a co-defendant. On March 9, 2023, shortly after Munoz completed a meeting with his state probation officer, investigators made another controlled purchase of approximately 48 grams of fentanyl from him.

Munoz has been detained since his arrest on Aug. 23, 2023. On April 5, 2024, he pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled substances.

This investigation, which resulted in federal charges against 12 individuals, was conducted by the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, which includes members from the FBI, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut Department of Correction, and the New Haven, Milford, East Haven, West Haven, and Wallingford Police Departments.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan J. Keefe through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Program. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF