By Forum Staff
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday that Dennis Carrol was convicted transporting a large quantity of fentanyl from Suffolk County into Queens.
Approximately 2 kilograms of fentanyl, with an estimated street value of $80,000, were recovered from the trunk of Carrol’s car in November 2022 during a stop by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Hollis. The defendant was on his way to sell the drugs for profit.
Carrol, 34, of Flanders, Long Island, was convicted on Monday of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree following a four-week jury trial that began on Feb. 24.
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DEA agents conducted a car stop of Carrol’s vehicle as he drove through the intersection of Hillside Avenue at 188th Street in Hollis.
According to the charges and trial testimony, the District Attorney’s Major Narcotics Unit of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau, in conjunction with the DEA’s New York Division, launched an investigation in November 2022 into the defendant’s involvement in narcotics trafficking.
Based on the intelligence gathered, on Nov. 28, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m., DEA agents conducted a car stop of Carrol’s vehicle as he drove through the intersection of Hillside Avenue at 188th Street. The subsequent search revealed two plastic bags in the trunk of the car containing roughly 2 kilograms of fentanyl, with an approximate street value of $80,000.
Supreme Court Justice Leigh Cheng, who presided at trial, set the defendant’s sentencing date for April 16, at which time Carrol faces up to 30 years in prison.
According to DEA resources, 1 kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people. Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl is considered a lethal dose.
