A Shelton man is in federal custody on charges he sold counterfeit drugs after an investigation prompted by a deadly Seymour overdose.
The man, 25-year-old Kamil Golebiowski, was arrested Tuesday on charges of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, a controlled substance; possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, a counterfeit substance; conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and use of a telecommunications facility in the distribution of narcotics.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam ordered Golebiowski detained after an appearance in federal court in New Haven.
According to a prepared statement from U.S. Attorney John Durham, the charges stem from an investigation prompted by the July 9, 2017 overdose death of a 29-year-old man in Seymour.
An autopsy determined the man died from “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of cocaine, etizolam, fentanyl, flubromazolam and heroin,” Durham said.
Durham said investigators analyzed the victim’s cell phone and “identified two individuals who purchased heroin and what they believed to be Xanax pills for the victim shortly before the victim died. Golebiowski was subsequently identified as a source of supply for Xanax pills.”
Investigators made several “controlled purchases” of Xanax pills from Golebiowski between last August and May, Durham said, which were revealed to be counterfeit after analysis.
“In early June 2018, investigators intercepted two packages mailed from Canada and addressed to Golebiowski,” Durham said. “The packages contained approximately 1,400 counterfeit Xanax pills.”
The case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad, Shelton police, and Seymour police, with help Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
