NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today
admitted conspiring to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney
Craig Carpenito announced.
Felix Acevedo, 28, of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty
before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to one count of possession with
intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
According to documents filed in this case and statements
made in court:
From March 2018 through March 2019, Acevedo conspired with
others to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. On Feb. 20, 2019, he took
possession of a parcel that had been shipped to him at an address in Clifton,
New Jersey. Acevedo believed the parcel contained narcotics, which he planned
to deliver to a conspirator. Unbeknownst to Acevedo, law enforcement had
interdicted the parcel prior to its delivery and removed the 997 grams of
fentanyl contained within.
The count to which Acevedo pleaded guilty carries a maximum
sentence of life imprisonment and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentencing is
scheduled for March 2, 2020.
U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited special agents of the
FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie, and the
inspectors of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Inspector
in Charge James Buthorn, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.
This case is being conducted under the auspices of the
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The principal mission of
the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug
trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those
primarily responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Francesca Liquori of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Force/Narcotics Unit in Newark.
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