ALBANY, NEW YORK – William De La Rosa, 29, of New York, New York, pleaded responsible yesterday to possession with intent to distribute one kilogram of cocaine.
US Legal professional Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Particular Agent in Cost of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement.
De La Rosa admitted to driving to a resort in Amsterdam, New York, on January 25, 2024, the place he deliberate to distribute one kilogram of cocaine to a different particular person. When he arrived, regulation enforcement searched his automobile and found cocaine.
De La Rosa faces at the least 5 years and as much as 40 years in jail, a wonderful of as much as $5 million, and a time period of post-release supervision between 4 years and life, when U.S. District Decide Anne M. Nardacci condemn him. on August 16, 2024. The defendant's sentence is imposed by a choose based mostly on the actual statute the defendant is accused of violating, the US Sentencing Pointers and different elements.
The DEA and the Johnstown Police Division investigated the case. Assistant United States Legal professional Mikayla Espinosa is being prosecuted within the case.
