PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man identified by federal prosecutors as the leader of a sprawling drug trafficking operation moving massive quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine across southeastern Pennsylvania was sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison.
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Alberto Cintron, also known as “Bert” and “Nephew,” 37, was sentenced to 234 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge John M. Younge. The sentence stems from Cintron’s role in a drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy that operated in Montgomery County, Chester County, and Philadelphia.
Cintron was charged by federal indictment in May 2024 and pleaded guilty in July to more than a dozen offenses. The convictions included conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, multiple counts of distribution, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon…