Cristian Alberto Germosen Reynoso, Fentanyl Trafficking, Rhode Island 2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Dominican national with a history of drug trafficking convictions was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl, crack cocaine, and cocaine in Rhode Island.

Cristian Alberto Germosen Reynoso, 42, of Providence, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police Colonel James M. Manni, and Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division Brian D. Boyle.

Germosen pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence on September 21, 2020, to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Law enforcement surveillance of Germosen's residence revealed activity consistent with drug trafficking, and a search of his home on June 27, 2019, yielded nearly 660 grams of fentanyl, 602 grams of a heroin/fentanyl mixture, 78.42 grams of cocaine, 1.38 grams of cocaine salts, a kilo press, $6,216.00 in cash, and various items used in the sale, packaging, and distribution of narcotics.

According to information presented to the court, following his arrest, Germosen admitted to law enforcement that he obtained and had been using a stolen identity he obtained several years earlier.

Germosen's prior convictions include multiple arrests and convictions in Massachusetts on drug charges, and he was also wanted by the U.S. Marshal Service in Boston for violating the terms of his supervised release in relation to a sentence imposed for conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine.

Germosen faces deportation proceedings upon completion of his term of incarceration in federal prison.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/dominical-national-sentenced-facing-deportation-trafficking-fentanyl-crack-cocaine