David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTIAN LOPEZ, also known as "Face," 42, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in October 2021, the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force learned that Luis Salaman, also known as "Bebe," was distributing large quantities of narcotics throughout New Haven. Between November 2021 and March 2022, investigators made multiple controlled purchases of distribution quantities of fentanyl from Salaman and his associates, including Lopez. In December 2021, Lopez was involved in two fentanyl transactions totaling approximately 300 grams.

Lopez has been detained since his arrest on April 10, 2023. On May 21, 2026, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

Salaman was convicted after trial and, on March 11, 2026, was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment.

This investigation was conducted by FBI's Safe Streets Task Force, including members from the FBI, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut Department of Correction, and the New Haven, Milford, East Haven, West Haven, and Wallingford Police Departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David T. Huang.