Sean Christianson, a 45-year-old Manhattan resident, has entered a guilty plea on a charge of possessing cocaine with the intention to distribute, a federal offense that carries a significant prison sentence. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Christianson was arrested with a considerable amount of the drug—specifically twenty-two one-kilogram bricks—during a trip meant to bring the narcotics from New York City to Liverpool, New York, slated for distribution in the Syracuse area.
On February 25, law enforcement officials apprehended Christianson upon his arrival in Liverpool, preventing what could have been a significant influx of cocaine into local communities. “Thanks to the investigative efforts of the DEA and our other law enforcement partners, another drug dealer and a huge quantity of narcotics are off the streets,” Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III stated in a press release, emphasizing a unified approach to tackling drug trafficking.
Collaboration between various forces, including the DEA, the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, Syracuse Police Department, and the City of New York Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, proved essential in Christianson’s capture and subsequent legal process…