A 50-year-old man from Troy, New York, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for distributing fentanyl in the cities of Rensselaer and Troy. Junior Rafael Arias Soto, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty to the charges and admitted to distributing at least 155 grams of a fentanyl mixture to customers between June 2019 and June 2020.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division. Chief United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby also imposed a 2-year term of supervised release, to begin after Arias Soto’s release from prison.
Arias Soto has been in custody since his arrest in June 2020 and is subject to deportation following the completion of his prison sentence. The case was investigated by the DEA, with assistance provided by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Rensselaer Police Department and the Troy Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Emmet J. O’Hanlon prosecuted the case. The exact dates of the crime were between June 2019 and June 2020. Junior Rafael Arias Soto is the defendant/respondent in this case.
The criminal charges against Junior Rafael Arias Soto include fentanyl distribution. The crime took place in Rensselaer and Troy, New York. Junior Rafael Arias Soto was sentenced to 37 months in prison.
The sentence was handed down on an unknown date, but the arrest occurred in June 2020. The outcome of the case is a 37-month prison sentence. There are no dollar amounts mentioned in the case.
This is a case of fentanyl distribution, which is a serious crime with severe consequences. Junior Rafael Arias Soto’s actions put the lives of many people at risk, and his sentence reflects the gravity of his crimes.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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