A former correction officer in Connecticut has been sentenced to prison for bringing narcotics into a state prison for an inmate multiple times.
Nicholas Kosa, 29, of Cheshire faced sentencing on Aug. 14 in New Haven Superior Court where Judge Frank A. Iannotti sentenced him to five years in prison, suspended after service of three years, and three years of probation, the state Division of Criminal Justice announced Thursday.
Kosa in June pleaded guilty to one count of sale or possession with intent to sell a controlled substance.
According to judicial officials, the investigation began when the state Department of Correction notified Connecticut State Police that a correction officer was suspected of conveying narcotics into the New Haven Correctional Center. Investigators found that Kosa, a correction officer at the facility at the time, admitted to having Suboxone and cocaine in his duffel bag at work.
Kosa told state police he was bringing in the narcotics for an inmate but was not looking to get compensation for it, according to officials. He also admitted to bringing Suboxone to the facility for an inmate the prior week, officials said.
State police found Kosa with 31 Suboxone strips and 3.7 grams of cocaine in a blue latex glove, according to officials.
New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. said in a statement that he “would like to extend his gratitude to Connecticut State Police Troop I, under the command of Captain Benjamin Borelli, and the Connecticut Department of Correction’s Security Division, who were assisted by the Statewide Narcotics Task Force, for their collaborative efforts in this investigation.”
The case was prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney David Strollo and Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer Lindade.
