A Massachusetts man will spend 15 years in jail for trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl and different medication into Maine.
U.S. District Courtroom Decide Lance Walker handed down the sentence to Harold Andujar-Pimentel, 25, of Hyde Park on Tuesday in Bangor, in response to the U.S. legal professional’s workplace.
Andujar-Pimentel additionally will serve 5 years of supervised launch.
In November 2022, police searched a house and camper on a property in Anson. Police discovered Andujar-Pimentel within the camper, and he fled from officers who pursued him by way of the woods till he was apprehended, in response to the U.S. legal professional’s workplace.
Throughout a search of the camper, police discovered greater than 5 kilos of fentanyl, greater than a pound of methamphetamine, a couple of pound of crack cocaine, 89 Oxycodone capsules, 50 Xanax “bars,” six weapons and greater than $5,000 in money, the U.S. legal professional’s workplace stated.
Andujar-Pimentel pleaded responsible on Dec. 21, 2023.
Fentanyl, a robust artificial opioid, is as much as 100 instances stronger than morphine, in response to the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. Simply 3 milligrams may cause a deadly overdose. There are 2.3 million milligrams in 5.08 kilos.
