New York man sentenced to 126 months in prison for conspiring to distribute crack, heroin and fentanyl
BANGOR, Maine – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that a Rochester, New York man was sentenced in federal court in Bangor for conspiring to distribute cocaine base, heroin and fentanyl.
U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., sentenced Jamie Betances, aka “Booger,” 33, to 126 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Betances pleaded guilty on Oct. 16, 2018.
According to court records, between June 2015 and March 2017, Betances conspired with others to acquire crack, heroin and fentanyl in Rochester and transport it to central Maine for distribution. Betances traveled from Rochester to manage the Maine operation, overseeing distribution of drugs from 12 to 15 area “trap houses.”
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case, with assistance provided by the Augusta Police Department.
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