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EDWIN ROMERO Sentenced to 35 Years for Leading Bronx Drug Distribution Organization
Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDWIN ROMERO was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for his role as the leader of a drug distribution organization centered on Weeks Avenue and East 175th Street in the Mount Hope neighborhood of the Bronx.
ROMERO was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska, after previously pleading guilty to participating in a narcotics distribution conspiracy.
The organization was responsible for dozens of dealers selling dangerous drugs on the streets of the Bronx, and for numerous acts of violence committed at ROMERO’s direction. ROMERO was personally responsible for the cold-blooded murder of Jose Montalvo, whom he shot ten times in May 2004.
According to the allegations in the superseding Indictment filed against ROMERO and statements made in related court filings and proceedings, ROMERO was a member and leader of a long-running narcotics conspiracy centered around East 175th Street and Weeks Avenue in the Bronx, New York.
ROMERO and dozens of members of the conspiracy, including juveniles working at ROMERO’s direction, sold crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin, and marijuana every day on the streets and in buildings throughout the neighborhood.
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said, ‘For nearly two decades Edwin Romero was the leader of a major drug organization, responsible for dozens of dealers selling dangerous drugs on the streets of the Bronx, and for numerous acts of violence committed at his direction. The sentence imposed is just punishment for a man who for years held a community in the grip of violence and drugs.’
The case is being handled by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Frank Balsamello, Matthew Hellman, and Anden Chow are in charge of the prosecution. Mr. Berman praised the outstanding investigative work of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and the New York City Police Department.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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