Estherlyn Frias, Fentanyl Trafficking, New York 2025

A Bronx man has been charged with federal narcotics offenses resulting in death in connection with the poisoning death of a victim in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Estherlyn Frias, a/k/a 'Platinum,' a/k/a 'Silver,' was charged with conspiring to distribute narcotics resulting in death.

As alleged, Estherlyn Frias has been pumping deadly drugs into our communities for years, including fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and more.

The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Kevin P. Castel.

Estherlyn Frias used his apartment in the Bronx, New York, as a stash house, where he stored significant quantities of a variety of narcotics.

Law enforcement searched FRIAS's apartment on the night of Victim-1's death, pursuant to a judicially authorized search warrant.

There, they found, among other things:

• 1,413 white glassine envelopes containing fentanyl;
• 603 purple glassine envelopes containing fentanyl;
• two plastic bags containing fentanyl;
• a third plastic bag containing fentanyl;
• 585 pink glassine envelopes containing para-fluorofentanyl;
• a plastic bag containing heroin;
• a second plastic bag containing heroin;
• two plastic bags containing crystal methamphetamine;
• a third plastic bag containing methamphetamine;
• 777 colored capsules containing crack cocaine;
• and 20 plastic bottles containing methadone.

Victim-1 died from acute fentanyl and cocaine intoxication on or about July 1, 2025.

As alleged, Estherlyn Frias repeatedly trafficked and sold fentanyl-laced products, going so far as to recklessly stash these deadly drugs in a bedroom where his children slept.

Defendant/Respondent Name: Estherlyn Frias

Exact Criminal Charges: Conspiring to Distribute Narcotics Resulting in Death

City and State: Bronx, New York

Exact Date: January 2023 through July 2025

Sentence or Outcome: Currently pending

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/bronx-man-charged-federal-narcotics-offenses-resulting-death