A Waterbury resident, Robert Harrison, also known as “Firm” and “Lox,” has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for a drug-related firearm offense. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven. Harrison, 39, will also serve three years of supervised release after completing his prison term.
According to information presented in court, between March and June 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department conducted an investigation into a drug trafficking organization led by Harrison. During this period, law enforcement made eight controlled purchases of narcotics from Harrison and his associates.
On June 20, 2024, authorities executed federal search warrants at several locations linked to Harrison’s operation. Searches at his residence on Frost Road, an auto repair business on Todd Hollow Road in Waterbury, and a recording studio on Woodtick Road uncovered more than 370 grams of cocaine, narcotic pills, four loaded handguns, gun magazines, ammunition, and approximately $18,208 in cash.
Harrison has been detained since his arrest on state charges related to the case on June 20, 2024. He pleaded guilty on April 14, 2025 in federal court to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
“This matter has been investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department. The Task Force includes members from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, Connecticut State Police and the New Haven, Waterbury, East Haven, Branford, West Haven, Ansonia, Meriden, Naugatuck and Shelton Police Departments.”
The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Natasha M. Freismuth.
