'Michael K. Williams tragically lost his life after using the drugs sold to him by Cartagena'.
Irvin Cartagena, 40 – originally from Puerto Rico – admitted to selling the actor the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed him in April.in September 2020 and was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment one day after he reportedly bought drugs from Cartagena, a deal that was picked up and recorded on a nearby security camera.
The NYC figure apologised for his actions during his sentencing on Friday and was said to have admitted he was ‘very sorry’ for his part in the star’s death.‘I am very sorry for my actions. When we sold the drugs, we never intended for anyone to lose their life.
‘This Office will tenaciously continue our enforcement efforts against unscrupulous drug dealers who distribute poison and exacerbate the scourge of the fentanyl epidemic.’Cartagena was one of four men charged with involvement in a drug-trafficking organisation – known as the DTO – that ultimately sold the heroin laced with fentanyl to Williams.
In a final attempt to save his client from jail time, the drug dealer’s lawyer Sean Maher explained in a defence submission: ‘In a tragic instant, Mr Cartagena was the one who handed the small packet of drugs to Mr Williams – it easily could have been any of the other men who were there or in the vicinity selling the same drugs.
‘Sentencing Mr. Cartagena to double digits of prison time will not bring back the beautiful life that was lost.’
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