Hartford Man Sentenced In Drug Dealing Case

HARTFORD, CT — A local man has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for his role in a fentanyl and heroin distribution ring, according to federal prosecutors. Cruz Fernandez, aka "Blood," 28, will also serve three years of supervised release.

Fernandez, who is originally from New York, is a member of the Bloods, according to the statement. He relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts, and then to Hartford, where he began distributing fentanyl/heroin that he had acquired from Latin Kings members.

At the time of the offense, Fernandez was on probation following a heroin related arrest in Springfield.

Fernandez was included along with nine members of the Latin Kings indicted on 41 counts in 2018. In February he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin and fentanyl.