By Forum Staff
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz recently announced that a Long Ilsand man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after he was convicted in March of possessing 2 kilograms of fentanyl.
Dennis Carrol, 34, was convicted on March 24 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.
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 Carrol’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.
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The 2 kilos of fentanyl, such as those pictured, had an approximate street value of $80,000.
According to the DEA, 1 kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people. Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl is considered a lethal dose.
“Those who peddle poison into Queens are on notice: my office will prosecute drug traffickers and work with our law enforcement partners to seize lethal drugs to ensure public safety,” Katz said. “This defendant was convicted of possessing 2 kilograms of deadly fentanyl that thankfully never made into our neighborhoods.”
