Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute four kilograms of fentanyl in Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Juan De La Cruz Infante Torres, 52, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty on June 14, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp to a two-count information charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Judge Shipp imposed the sentence in Trenton federal court. Infante’s conspirator, Billy Castro, pleaded guilty before Judge Shipp and is awaiting sentencing.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, in May and June 2021, Infante Torres conspired with Castro and others to distribute substantial quantities of fentanyl. On June 15, 2021, Infante and Castro took approximately two kilograms of fentanyl from Castro’s Queens, New York, apartment to Clifton, New Jersey, where they were arrested trying to sell it. Law enforcement agents then searched Castro’s apartment and found approximately two additional kilograms of fentanyl.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Shipp sentenced Infante Torres to two years of supervised release.
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