Eight men were charged as part of a drug trafficking organization whose sales of the dangerous opioid led to the overdose deaths of at least six people.
Wednesday's indictment charged Jesus Cabrera, Michael Amaya, Alberto Concepcion with participating in a conspiracy to distribute the fentanyl that killed Rahman. Humberto Borges, Frankie Capellan, Willie Harris, Luis Ramirez and Jose Figueroa were also charged as members of the conspiracy.
Cabrera, Concepcion, and Borges were arrested Wednesday in the Bronx, Figueroa was arrested in Brooklyn and Ramirez was arrested in West New York, New Jersey. Amaya is already in federal custody, while Capellan and Harris remain at large. "As alleged, the defendants operated a network for the distribution of highly addictive and dangerous drugs. Despite knowing about the deadly effects of fentanyl, Cabrera and his crew continued to sell countless doses throughout the Bronx," U.S. Attorney Damien Williams said. " As alleged, glassines stamped with the defendants’ logo were found at the scene of multiple overdoses over the past year.
The suspects have all been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams and more of fentanyl, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.Cabrera, Amaya, and Concepcion have also been charged with causing the deaths of a victim in connection with the narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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