Amsterdam Man Sentenced For Federal Narcotics Violation
Friday, June 3, 2025, 6:45 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
ALBANY, NY.- A 36-year-old Amsterdam, New York man will be spending over the next seven years in federal prison after being sentenced on Wednesday for possessing over three kilograms of cocaine.
According to U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone, III, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Jose Carrero, 36, of Amsterdam, New York, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mae A. D’Agostino to 87 months in federal prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance, Cocaine with Intent to Distribute.
According To The Charging Documents
According to charging documents filed with the District Court, on November 4, 2024, during an ongoing federal narcotics investigation, Agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration arrested Carrero after observing him place three kilograms of cocaine into the trunk of his vehicle…