Yilber Rosario, Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2019

A Hazleton man has been sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment followed by a four-year term of supervised release for heroin and fentanyl trafficking offenses.

According to Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Yilber Rosario, age 32, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, conspired with others to distribute approximately 200 grams of heroin and approximately 350 grams of fentanyl from February 2018 through July 2019.

The heroin and fentanyl distribution is equivalent to approximately 2,000 individual doses of heroin. The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its state and local partners, including the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffery St John 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 also targeted Rosario’s heroin trafficking activities, which was brought as part of a district-wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office led the Heroin Initiative, which 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.

Rosario will serve 84 months in prison followed by a four-year term of supervised release for his heroin and fentanyl trafficking offenses.

This case is a result of the efforts of the DEA, PSP, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to combat the opioid epidemic in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

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