A 33-year-old man from Carteret, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with attempting to possess with intent to distribute imitation designer drug in New York City.
Alfredo Rodriguez, 33, was arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on a two-count indictment charging him with conspiring to distribute, and with attempting to possess with the intent to distribute, N-ethylpentylone, a Schedule I controlled substance analogue.
Rodriguez was arrested on August 2, 2018, and at his initial appearance in court on August 3, 2018, was ordered detained.
The indictment was filed on August 17, 2018, and the case is assigned to United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis.
According to the indictment and other court filings, Rodriguez purchased what he believed to be ‘Molly’ – the street name for 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also commonly referred to as ‘MDMA’ or ‘ecstasy’ – from a supplier in China, which he intended to sell to another individual for distribution.
CBP intercepted the package when it arrived in the United States in July 2018, and upon examination found over 2,000 grams of N-ethylpentylone, a controlled substance analogue.
Alfredo Rodriguez faces a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment on each count of the indictment.
The charges in the indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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