Wilvyn Antonio Rosario Martinez, a self-proclaimed member of the Trinitarios gang, has been placed under arrest for his alleged involvement in distributing fentanyl, alongside dealing in firearms and machine gun conversion devices, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Allegedly, Martinez brought his wares from Massachusetts to New York, contributing to the scourge of opioid abuse and gun violence plaguing our neighborhoods.
The charges against Martinez are severe, with U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton stating, “Besides selling fentanyl in the form of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills, multiple loaded firearms, firearms with serial numbers partially defaced, and an untraceable ghost gun, he also allegedly sold switches to convert the ghost gun into a fully automatic machine gun,” according to a statement obtained by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Martinez, whose age is 35, and his associates purportedly participated in transactions of approximately 580 grams of powder fentanyl and counterfeit oxycodone pills, seven firearms, over 100 rounds of ammunition that included armor-piercing bullets, and machine gun conversion switches.
Ricky J. Patel, HSI Special Agent in Charge, highlighted the danger Martinez and his associates posed to the community, saying, “As alleged, he was among individuals found to be in possession of several firearms, including a ghost gun, several firearm ‘switches,’ which convert a pistol into a machine gun, and thousands of potentially ultra-deadly fentanyl pills – all of which could have caused irreparable harm or death to countless members of our New York neighborhoods,” as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office…