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The Leader of a Manhattan Drug Trafficking Organization Receives a 15 Year Prison Sentence

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PEDRO VICIOSO DE LIMA, a/k/a “Pep,” a/k/a “Pepo,” was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 180 months in prison for leading a drug trafficking organization (the “DTO”) that was responsible for dealing fentanyl-laced heroin that has been tied to multiple suspected fatal and nonfatal overdoses.  VICIOSO DE LIMA previously pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, and was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon.

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “As he previously admitted, Pedro Vicioso De Lima led a Washington Heights drug distribution network that sold fentanyl-laced heroin even after he was aware that customers were overdosing on it.  Vicioso De Lima’s drug peddling and his callous disregard for its consequences have resulted in today’s prison sentence.

 

Read the source article at U.S. Department of Justice

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