Alexis Javier Centeno-Baez, Fentanyl Charge, New York 2023

BUFFALO, N.Y.

A 30-year-old Buffalo man has been sentenced to prison for a fentanyl charge.

Alexis Javier Centeno-Baez was convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl.

U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara sentenced Centeno-Baez to serve 120 months in prison.

This is not the first time Centeno-Baez has been convicted of a crime. In March 2017, he was sentenced to 63 months in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine, and attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, following a jury trial.

On October 17, 2022, a United States Probation Department officer was conducting a random home contact at Centeno-Baez’s residence. During the contact, Centeno-Baez was questioned about a brown paper bag in the kitchen. Centeno-Baez said the bag contained heroin and he also admitted to engaging in drug trafficking.

A subsequent search of the residence resulted in the seizure of a quantity of fentanyl, tramadol tablets, a quantity of methamphetamine, a quantity of marijuana, digital scales, $46,550 in cash, and ammunition.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino, New York Field Division, and the United States Probation Office, under the direction of Chief Probation Officer Timothy C. Englerth.

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