Albany Man Receives 64 Months for Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Carlos Hernandez, age 54, of Albany, was sentenced today to 64 months in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl on at least five occasions in April and May 2021.  United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), made the announcement.

On February 8, 2023, Hernandez pled guilty to distribution of a controlled substance.  He admitted that between April and May 2021, while he was on parole from a state prison term, he sold a total of 68 grams of fentanyl and 71 grams of heroin on at least five occasions in Albany.

Senior United States District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn also ordered Hernandez to serve a 4-year term of supervised release after he is released from prison.    

The DEA investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin S. Clark prosecuted the case.