Bristol Man Sentenced Six Years for Fentanyl Trafficking, COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Terry Collins, a 31-year-old man from Bristol, Connecticut, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program. Collins supplied fentanyl to Gawayne Fisher, who was trafficking narcotics in the Waterbury area while on federal supervised release, and maintained a Yale Street location for drug processing and packaging. Law enforcement seized a record amount of fentanyl during raids, including three kilograms of loose fentanyl, approximately 75,000 individual bags of fentanyl, and large quantities of cocaine and cash. The investigation involved multiple agencies using wiretaps, surveillance, and controlled purchases. Collins also fraudulently claimed 14 employees for his business to receive nearly $20,000 in pandemic relief funds. Federal prosecutors emphasized the grave public risk posed by fentanyl trafficking amid rising overdose deaths in the state.