Roberto DeJesus Negrin, Heroin Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2022

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced on Thursday that Roberto DeJesus Negrin, 35, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to ten years in prison and five years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Nitza I. Quinones-Alejandro for his role as a drug trafficker and a leading supplier of heroin in one of the most drug-laden neighborhoods in Philadelphia.

In January 2022, the defendant pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute heroin, and two counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin. Negrin acknowledged that he coordinated shipments of heroin into Philadelphia and arranged for it to be packaged into street-level, sale-ready quantities at two locations he obtained for the purpose of operating this bagging operation.

During much of 2018, Negrin was the main heroin supplier to a drug trafficking organization that controlled an open-air drug market in the Kensington section of the city. In November 2018, when law enforcement executed search warrants at the two locations controlled by Negrin, they recovered over two kilograms of heroin in each place and other items consistent with drug trafficking.

“Drug use and the violence that surrounds it are – and have been – an epidemic in Philadelphia, and the federal government is aggressively prosecuting those who seek to profit from it,” said U.S. Attorney Romero.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Philadelphia Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert E. Eckert and Timothy M. Stengel.

Negrin's role as a key player in the heroin supply chain has been brought to an end, with a decade-long prison sentence. The federal government is committed to combating the heroin epidemic in Philadelphia and holding those accountable for their actions.

Negrin, a 35-year-old resident of Philadelphia, PA, will serve ten years in prison and undergo five years of supervised release for his involvement in the heroin trafficking organization. The case is a significant blow to the heroin trade in Philadelphia and highlights the importance of law enforcement partnerships in combating the opioid crisis.

The Philadelphia Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation worked tirelessly to bring Negrin to justice, and their efforts have been instrumental in disrupting the heroin supply chain in the city.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/philadelphia-heroin-supplier-sentenced-10-years-drug-trafficking