Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges

            CONCORD – Jabreel A. Amir, 41, of Waterbury, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking charges, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

            According to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2022, Amir arranged with an individual who was cooperating with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) to deliver a quantity of cocaine to this individual in New Hampshire. On May 9, 2022, law enforcement officers surveilled Amir as he travelled from Waterbury, Connecticut to New Hampshire to conduct the drug sale and stopped Amir’s vehicle in Concord, New Hampshire. A search of Amir’s vehicle resulted in the seizure of approximately more than 2 kilograms of cocaine. 

            Amir is scheduled to be sentenced on March 22, 2023.

            This matter was investigated by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance of the New Hampshire State Police. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer C. Davis.

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