MILLVILLE, NJ – A Millville man, Emanuel Figueroa-Martinez, 36, is heading to federal prison for more than four years after being convicted and sentenced for distributing fentanyl along the Jersey Shore.
Martinez was caught in April of 2020 with five kilograms of fentanyl in Monmouth County.
The Department of Justice issued the following report:
A Cumberland County, New Jersey man was sentenced to 51 months in prison on March 31, 2022 for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Emanuel Figueroa-Martinez, 36, of Millville, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez to an information charging him with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
In April 2020, Figueroa-Martinez conspired to distribute five kilograms of fentanyl. On April 24, 2020, Figueroa-Martinez transported the fentanyl to a location in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Upon arrival, he was arrested, and the fentanyl was recovered from his car.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Vazquez sentenced Figueroa-Martinez to two years of supervised release.