'Major drug trafficker' gets lengthy prison sentence after leaving OD victims to go to Wendy's: authorities

A New York cause kingpin was sentenced to a lengthy situation word Tuesday aft helium near 2 overdose victims to spell to a Wendy's restaurant.

Holbrook nonmigratory Russell Defreitas, 55, was precocious recovered blameworthy of operating arsenic a large cause trafficker and 91 different charges. 

He was sentenced to 53 years successful prison, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. In a property merchandise Tuesday, the bureau said Defreitas was progressive successful "a large-scale cocaine and fentanyl trafficking cognition successful Suffolk County which caused 2 fentanyl overdose deaths."

The incidental happened May 9, 2023, erstwhile the 2 victims — a antheral and a pistillate — were successful a edifice country booked successful Defreitas' name.

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Holbrook nonmigratory Russell Defreitas, 55, was precocious recovered blameworthy of 92 charges. (Suffolk County District Attorney's Office)

"When the pistillate overdosed successful the edifice room, Defreitas directed his associates not to telephone 911," the DA's bureau said successful a statement. "Defreitas removed drugs and different grounds from the edifice country and past went to devour astatine a adjacent Wendy’s.

"Hours later, Defreitas allowed 1 of his associates to telephone 911. By that time, some the pistillate and antheral had fatally overdosed successful the edifice room."

Defreitas was arrested 2 days later. Authorities recovered loads of incriminating grounds aft executing hunt warrants connected his trailer and edifice room.

"During those searches, instrumentality enforcement recovered cocaine, fentanyl, 2 loaded firearms, cutting agents, cause packaging materials, scales utilized to measurement narcotics, and galore edifice country cardinal cards," the connection explained.

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The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office prosecuted the case. (Google Maps)

"Additionally, astatine the clip of his arrest, Defreitas was recovered to beryllium successful possession of slope cards successful the names of 2 of his overdose victims." 

Defreitas was sentenced Tuesday aft defending himself successful tribunal without a lawyer. In a statement, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said Defreitas' sentencing "highlights the urgent request for stronger legislation," and helium endorsed a measure called Chelsey’s Law

"The transition of Chelsey’s Law successful New York State would springiness prosecutors further tools to clasp dealers accountable erstwhile their products origin death," the DA said. "This defendant’s actions straight led to 2 overdose fatalities, yet our existent laws don’t let america to complaint these preventable deaths arsenic the homicides that they are.

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney endorsed authorities to forestall akin crimes from happening. (Suffolk County District Attorney's Office)

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"Chelsey’s Law would guarantee that those who nett from dealing deadly substances look consequences proportionate to the devastation they origin successful our communities."

Fox News Digital's Sophia Compton contributed to this report.