A Bridgeport man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking ring in southwestern Connecticut.
Terrell Willis, 52, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 54 months in prison and four years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. On Oct. 10, 2025, Wills pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
Court records show that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and Stamford Police Department learned that Rodney Canada was the alleged leader of a narcotics ring trafficking large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in Stamford and southwestern Connecticut.
In 2024, investigators used court-authorized wiretaps and made controlled purchases of narcotics to determine that Canada and others were reportedly orchestrating the distribution of drugs through other members of the drug trafficking ring, according to court records.
“Investigators intercepted more than 5000 text messages and calls in which Canada coordinated his drug trafficking activities,” federal officials said.
Wills, who formerly lived in Darien, was reportedly a “trusted associate” of Canada who primarily trafficked cocaine,” according to court records. He also reportedly managed the cash for the drug trafficking organization and “acted as a middleman between Canada and other drug sellers.”
Wills, Canada and other members of the organization were arrested on May 14, 2024. Following the arrests, investigators searched at locations in Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport and Darien, and seized three kilograms of cocaine, almost 400 grams of raw fentanyl, more than 500 bags of fentanyl, five firearms, a bulletproof vest and seven vehicles, court records show.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Wills’ criminal history “spans approximately 30 years and includes numerous convictions, including a federal narcotics trafficking conviction in March 2014 for which he was sentenced to 48 months in prison.”
Wills, who is currently released on a $150,000 bond, is required to report to prison on April 24. Canada also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 110 months in prison on Dec. 15, 2025, court records show.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, the Stamford Police Department, the Bridgeport Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals Service, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Connecticut State Police and the Norwalk, Danbury, and Darien Police Departments.