15-05-2025
Bridgeport man sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Bridgeport man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for drug trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
According to evidence and testimony, 60-year-old Gavin Hammett, also known as G and Silk, was identified as part of a fentanyl and cocaine drug trafficking network in the Bridgeport area amid an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and Stamford Police Department starting in early 2024.
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Between February and April 2024 investigators made controlled purchases of fentanyl from Hammett.
Hammett was arrested on May 14, 2024. On that date, a court-authorized search of his residence revealed approximately two kilograms of cocaine, approximately 39 grams of fentanyl, two handguns, two loaded gun magazines, and an empty gun magazine.
Hammett has been detained since his arrest. On Feb. 21, 2025, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in as part of a drug trafficking crime.
This is Hammett's third federal conviction. In July 1997, he was sentenced in South Carolina to 105 months in prison for distributing cocaine. In Oct. 2011, he was sentenced in Connecticut to 240 months in prison for distributing cocaine and crack.
In Oct. 2020, after he had served approximately nine years of his 20-year sentence, Hammett's pandemic-related motion for compassionate release was granted by a federal judge and his sentence was reduced to time served.
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