Fentanyl Cases Yield Arrest, Prison Terms Across States

Authorities in New York arrested Schuyler Houis, 40, after an investigation involving undercover purchases of fentanyl and crack cocaine allegedly brought from Connecticut and sold in the Town of Northeast. He faces felony sale and possession charges, was released after arraignment, and additional charges are pending. In a separate Middletown case, Christian Mojica was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to possessing more than four ounces of cocaine; investigators also reported finding fentanyl, cash and drug-packaging equipment. In Arizona, Jose Soto-Olguin was sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty to drug-trafficking offenses involving 75 pounds of fentanyl powder and a kilogram of heroin.