NEWARK, NJ – Miguel Polanco, a 31-year-old resident of Union City, was sentenced to 23 months in prison for conspiring to possess and distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo imposed the sentence on Friday in Newark federal court.
According to court documents, Polanco was implicated when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a package from Mexico City, bound for his apartment. The package contained fentanyl, and Polanco had been in discussions with other individuals about its distribution.
Polanco had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a substance containing fentanyl. Judge Arleo also sentenced him to four years of supervised release.
This sentencing was the result of a collaborative investigation involving various agencies, including Homeland Security Investigations and the Elizabeth Police Department.
U.S. Attorney Thomas S. Kearney of the Special Prosecutions Division in Newark represented the government.