Waterbury Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses (DOJ)

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMEEK HEATH, 42, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to 18 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for drug and firearm trafficking offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in August and September 2024, investigators made two controlled purchases of distribution quantities of fentanyl from Heath. Lab analysis of the fentanyl revealed that it contained dangerous additives including xylazine and tramadol. On September 5, 2024, Heath sold a loaded Glock, Model 23, .40 caliber pistol to the same purchaser of the drugs, an individual he knew was a convicted felon. A trace of the firearm revealed that it was stolen from a car at a gas station in Waterbury in 2024.

On November 10, 2025, Heath pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, fentanyl, and one count of firearms trafficking.

Heath is currently detained.

This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathaniel J. Gentile.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.