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Javier Osorio, 44, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to six years in prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release.
According to court documents and statements, Osorio planned to sell cocaine and more than a kilogram of heroin. The drugs were found in his apartment.
Osorio was arrested while driving with his conspirators from New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York, to sell more heroin, which was recovered from the vehicle. Police also discovered a loaded stolen firearm from under Osorio’s mattress.
Osorio was convicted on July 19, 2023, of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
After his sentence, Osorio will have three years of supervised release.
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