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Albany resident Ramion Burt, age 45, and Marion Frampton, age 43, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty to drug-related charges Monday, July 18, in federal court in Albany.
New York State Police stopped the men on I-87 in Catskill in February 2021 as they drove from New York City to Albany.
Inside their car, troopers found 31 grams of fentanyl in a plastic bag in Frampton’s boot, along with an additional 53 grams of fentanyl and 496 grams of cocaine in the glove compartment, according to prosecutors.
Fentanyl is a powerful, synthetic opioid that is roughly 90 times stronger than morphine. Experts say it's often added to other drugs, leading to a spike in overdose deaths across the United States.
Burt and Frampton admitted that they planned on selling the drugs in the Albany area.
Both men now face between 10 years and life in prison, and will also have to complete at least eight years of post-release supervision.
According to prosecutors, Burt and Frampton each have a prior federal conviction related to drug trafficking.
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