Troy Man Sentenced for Trafficking a Kilogram of Heroin

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jose Leon Roldan, age 43, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for conspiring to traffic a kilogram of heroin.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Acting Special Agent in Charge Timothy Foley, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division; and Rensselaer County Sheriff Pat Russo.

Leon Roldan previously admitted to working with his father, Carlos Leon Rivera, and Mario Figueroa-Portalatin, to sell heroin in Troy, from November 2019 to March 30, 2020.  Leon Roldan admitted to regularly traveling to New York City with his father, where they would acquire heroin from Figueroa’s source of supply.  They brought the heroin back to Troy, where they and Figueroa prepared and packaged it for sale to customers. 

Figueroa-Portalatin, of Troy, pled guilty on August 11, 2020, and was sentenced to 151 months in prison.

Leon Rivera, of Troy, pled guilty on June 9, 2021, and was sentenced to 87 months in prison.

This case was investigated by the DEA and the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Barnett.