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03.02.2022 - 18:31 / perezhilton.com
Four people have been arrested and are now facing federal drug charges related to the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams last September in New York City.
As we previously reported, the incredibly talented star of The Wire was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on September 6 of last year. Investigators later determined that he had died of an overdose after he ingested a lethal mix of heroin and cocaine that had been unknowingly laced with fentanyl — the drug that killed Prince, Mac Miller, Tom Petty, and so many others in recent years.
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Now, four men have been arrested by federal agents following a months-long investigation into the source of the drugs that killed Williams.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York City on Wednesday, 39-year-old Irvin Cartagena was arrested in Puerto Rico on Tuesday and accused of being the person who sold the heroin laced with fentanyl to Williams. Cartagena and the actor apparently made the transaction on September 5, one day before Williams’ body was discovered in his apartment. Three other men — Hector Robles, 57, Luis Cruz, 56, and Carlos Macci, 70 — were also arrested in the round-up.
Now, all four men face charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin. That charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison. Cartagena is also facing a charge of causing Williams’ death, which carries a minimum 20-year mandatory sentence.
According to media reports, the criminal complaint indicates that investigators were able to follow Williams’ car after the fact using license-plate reader data, as well as location data from his cell phone. Using it, cops determined he
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