Two suspected drug traffickers are facing nearly 50 charges for allegedly trying to smuggle court documents infused with fentanyl, cocaine and PCP into a prison, New York City officials said.
In June 2023, 37-year-old Adam Kamagate Paid A father died in February of what investigators believe was a combination of fentanyl and cocaine poisoning at his Staten Island home. new york post. He was indicted last year on second-degree manslaughter and multiple drug charges.
District Attorney Michael McMahon addressed these allegations in court Thursday as Camergate and his alleged accomplice Curtis Braswell were indicted on new drug charges.
Braswell, also 37, is accused of delivering court papers soaked in liquid fentanyl, cocaine and PCP to Rikers Island inmate Kamagate while he was in Staten Island Superior Court.
Prosecutors said corrections agents became aware of the plan after listening to phone calls Kamagate made from Ryker and others in September and seized the documents tied together.
Police later learned that this was the pair’s third attempt. The pair are said to have attempted the same trick on at least two other occasions during Kamagate’s summer captivity.
“As the fentanyl crisis rages across our country, and here at home, we know all too well the lengths to which those involved in the drug trade will go to avoid detection. But this conspiracy is new. It was a horrible surprise,” McMahon said.
“Despite the depraved creativity of these two men, they were ultimately no match for my office and our partners in the Department of Corrections, who through incredible investigative efforts eliminated their plans and Now we want to hold them fully accountable and send a message to the rest of our cities and countries as they face this new threat. ”
Mr. Camergate was sentenced to 21 criminal charges before returning to Rikers, while Mr. Braswell received 26 criminal charges and a $1 million bail.
The 47 charges include “first-degree promoting prison contraband and multiple counts of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance.” post report.
Mr Kamagate could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the new charges, and the manslaughter case remains unresolved. If convicted, Braswell also faces up to 20 years in prison.
