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SCRANTON—
A California man was sentenced to 102 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin in Pennsylvania.
Saul Carrasco, age 36, of Simi Valley, California, was sentenced on December 15, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin.
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Carrasco previously pleaded guilty to participating in the conspiracy during July through November 2018. Carrasco admitted that he agreed with others to transport the heroin from California to Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
Law enforcement officers seized two kilograms of heroin, which is approximately equivalent to 80,000 individual retail bags of heroin, from a vehicle Carrasco was traveling in.
The leader of the California-based drug trafficking operation, Crispin Fernandez, another California resident, was previously sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment. Judge Mannion also ordered Carrasco to serve five years on supervised release following his prison sentence.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Illinois State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
The Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin-related offenses.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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