California man facing federal charges for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl in county
Sentinel Staff Reports
SCRANTON, Lackawanna County – A California man is facing federal charges for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine in Schuylkill County and elsewhere.
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted Esgardo Carrillo, 25, from California, for conspiracy to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin, more than 400 grams of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin (one kilogram of heroin is equivalent to approximately 40,000 individual doses).
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, the indictment alleges that Carrillo participated in the conspiracy to distribute the drugs from September 2018 to the present, and possessed with intent to distribute heroin in January 2019, in Schuylkill County and elsewhere.
The indictment stems from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa is prosecuting the case.
The maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is life imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. Each charge also carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a release.
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