A 36-year-old man from Cranston, Rhode Island was handed a 22.5-year prison sentence for running a fentanyl trafficking operation; U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin ordered Jasdrual a/k/a Josh Perez to also serve five years of supervised release and pay a fine of $1 million. Perez was convicted for distributing fentanyl across multiple states including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York; part of his sentence includes the forfeiture of his rights to a residence used in the illegal operation, as confirmed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.