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Synthetic Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison
Eric Lonergan, 23, a former student at Wesleyan University, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for distributing synthetic drugs that caused several overdoses in 2015.
According to court documents, Lonergan and his accomplice, Zachary Kramer, sold a substance they referred to as ‘Molly’ and MDMA to students on or in the vicinity of the Wesleyan campus. Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room, charging approximately $20 per .1 gram, or $200 per gram.
In approximately September 2014, Kramer began purchasing what he believed to be Molly from Lonergan and distributed it to students at Wesleyan. At times, Lonergan used a chemical test on the substance he sold Kramer to prove to him that he was selling Kramer high-quality MDMA.
In September 2014, Lonergan was the source of Molly for several students who were planning a ‘rolling’ party at Wesleyan. He provided several grams of a substance he represented to be MDMA, in bulk, and another student then distributed it to students in .1 gram capsules. At this party, which occurred on September 13, 2014, several students became ill, some seriously, after ingesting the substance provided by Lonergan.
One of the students who became ill at the party saved one of the capsules she had purchased and turned it over to the Middletown Police in February 2015. A lab test on the contents of that capsule revealed that it did not contain MDMA, but contained two other controlled substances: AB Fubinaca, a Schedule I controlled substance, and 6-MAPB, an analogue of MDMA.
On February 21, 2015, 11 individuals, including 10 Wesleyan students, overdosed on a substance they believed was MDMA, and many were transported to the hospital. Two of the students were in critical condition, and one of the students had to be revived after his heart stopped. All of these students obtained the purported MDMA through individual distributers who were supplied directly by Kramer.
U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant handed down the sentence in Hartford. U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Deirdre M. Daly, announced the sentencing.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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