Cardell Richardson, Fentanyl Trafficking, New York 2021

A Rochester man has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking operation.

Cardell Richardson, 33, of Chili, NY, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of para-flourofentanyl.

According to U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross, investigators purchased suspected fentanyl from Richardson on three separate occasions in June and July 2021.

On July 22, 2021, investigators searched Richardson’s residence on Forsythia Drive in Chili, seizing multiple quantities of fentanyl and para-flourofentanyl, as well as nearly $4,000 in cash, a digital scale and drug packaging material.

Richardson was arrested outside his residence and found with 76 decks of para-flourofentanyl and $590 in his possession.

The matter was brought by the United States Attorney’s Office as part of its Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, which focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Greater Rochester Area Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. DeVito, New York Field Division.

Richardson’s sentence is the latest in a series of convictions and sentencing in the Rochester area as part of the PSN initiative.

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