Luis Cabrera, Heroin, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Jersey 2020

A devastating heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring has been dismantled in a federal crackdown, with one of its leaders admitting to his role in the operation.

Luis Cabrera, 37, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in Newark federal court to an information charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Cabrera was a leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine to customers in New Jersey and elsewhere.

He operated a drug mill in an apartment located in the Bronx, New York. On June 30, 2020, law enforcement searched the mill and recovered heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. The quantity of heroin amounted to 8,650 individual doses.

Law enforcement seized the drug trafficking organization’s distribution materials, including glassine baggies, tape, scales, cutting agents to mix with narcotics to increase their weight and value, and stamps for the branding of the drugs. Cabrera was at the mill during the search and was arrested.

On previous occasions, Cabrera met with conspirators in New Jersey and also purchased supplies for the mill in New Jersey.

Cabrera faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 24, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.

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