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Bridgeport and Ansonia Resident Charged with Narcotics Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

Irvin Javier Villegas, 49, has been indicted on federal drug and firearm charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 27, 2026, 9:53 a.m. ET
Irvin Javier Villegas, 49, of Bridgeport and Ansonia, has been by indictment with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on August 26, 2026. According to court documents, in April 2026, law enforcement made two controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Villegas. He was arrested on related state charges on April 27, 2026. A court-authorized search of his Ansonia residence on Silver Hill Road revealed approximately 1.2 kilograms of cocaine, approximately 400 grams of heroin, and a .40 caliber Glock 23 pistol, the announcement said. The indictment, returned by a grand jury in New Haven on August 12, 2026, charges Villegas with possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Based on his previous conviction for a serious violent felony, the drug charge carries a mandatory minimum term of 10 years and a maximum of life; the firearm in furtherance charge carries a mandatory consecutive sentence of at least five years; and the felon in possession charge carries a maximum of 15 years. Villegas appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Dave Vatti in Bridgeport on August 24, 2026, and pleaded not guilty. He is released on a $250,000 bond pending trial. U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. The case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bridgeport Police Department, and the Ansonia Police Department, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Gresham.

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