Bridgeport man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl
Jaime Santiago was released on a $25,000 bond and is required to report to prison on Sept. 24.
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A Bridgeport man was sentenced to serve time in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.
Jaime Santiago, 44, will serve 60 months in prison and four years of supervised release.
The FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and Bridgeport Police Department investigated an open-air drug market that was operating in the area of Noble Avenue and Shelton Street in Bridgeport, and linked Santiago to the crime. He was arrested on Feb. 12, 2025.
He pleaded guilty on Jan. 22, 2026, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
Santiago was released on a $25,000 bond and is required to report to prison on Sept. 24.
