East Hartford man is charged with trafficking drugs [Video]

Brandon Spence faces a five-count indictment charging him with fentanyl and cocaine trafficking offenses. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, prosecutors said.

HARTFORD, Conn. — An East Hartford man facing fentanyl and cocaine trafficking offenses has been charged with a five-count indictment, according to a release on Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

On April 16, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned the five-count indictment charging 36-year-old Brandon “Spun” Spence, who has been detained since April 3, according to prosecutors.

Spence appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge in Hartford on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the charges, prosecutors said.

In March and April, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force made controlled purchases of both fentanyl and crack cocaine from Spence, as is alleged in court documents.

A court-authorized search of Spence’s residence and vehicles on April 3 uncovered distribution quantities of fentanyl, prosecutors said.

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