Bridgeport Man Gets 4.5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine and Fentanyl Ring

Bridgeport Man Sentenced in Federal Drug Case

A Bridgeport man was sentenced to four years and six months in federal prison for his role in a cocaine and fentanyl trafficking ring that stretched across four southwestern Connecticut towns, federal prosecutors said.

Terrell Wills, 52, appeared before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford, where he received the 54-month sentence plus four years of supervised release. He had pleaded guilty on Oct. 10, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine with intent to distribute. Wills must report to prison on April 24. He is currently free on a $150,000 bond.

Wills is one of 11 people charged in a drug trafficking operation that centered on Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, and Darien. The organization was led by Rodney Canada of Stamford, who went by the alias "Supreme" and was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison in December 2025.

Wiretaps, Raids, and a Bust Spanning Four Towns

The case grew out of an investigation led by the DEA’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the Stamford Police Department. Investigators obtained court-authorized wiretaps and intercepted more than 5,000 text messages and phone calls in which Canada coordinated drug sales across the region.

On May 14, 2024, federal and local law enforcement executed search warrants simultaneously in Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, and Darien. Ten people were arrested that day. An 11th defendant, Omar Parra of Stamford, had been taken into custody earlier on March 19 on a federal complaint.

The raids turned up roughly three kilograms of cocaine, nearly 400 grams of raw fentanyl, more than 500 individually packaged bags of fentanyl, five firearms, a bulletproof vest, and seven vehicles. Three separate grand jury indictments were returned on May 22, 2024.

The investigation was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, then led by Vanessa Roberts Avery. Agencies involved included the DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Connecticut State Police, and the police departments of Bridgeport, Norwalk, Danbury, and Darien.

Wills’s Role: Cash Manager and Middleman

Prosecutors described Wills — known on the street as "Black Fred" — as a trusted associate of Canada who distributed cocaine, managed cash for the organization, and served as a go-between connecting Canada to street-level drug sellers.

This is not Wills’s first time behind bars on federal drug charges. He was convicted of federal narcotics trafficking in March 2014 and served a four-year sentence. Prosecutors told the court his criminal history spans approximately 30 years.

At the time of the May 2024 arrests, Wills was listed as a Darien resident. He was 50 years old at the time of his arrest and is now listed as a Bridgeport resident in court filings.

Several Co-Defendants Already Sentenced

Wills is the fourth defendant in the case to be sentenced by Judge Shea.

Canada, the ring leader, received 110 months — just over nine years — after pleading guilty in February 2025. Gavin Hammett of Bridgeport, described as a drug supply source for the organization, was sentenced to 10 years for trafficking more than 500 grams of cocaine and fentanyl and for possessing a firearm in connection with the operation. Hammett had prior cocaine trafficking convictions in both South Carolina and Connecticut and was on federal supervised release at the time of his arrest.

Danny Turkvan of Stamford received 46 months after pleading guilty in April 2025 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

Several other defendants — including Ramion Baker, Willi Bazelais, Christopher Adams, Gerald Coley, Benjamin Dozier, and Jimmy Arce — are still awaiting sentencing or resolution of their cases. Baker, like Wills, had a prior federal crack cocaine conviction.

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