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Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug trafficking

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Updated 18:41 24 May 2023 GMT+1Published 18:01 24 May 2023 GMT+1

Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug trafficking

The 'Trap Queen' artist has been sentenced to six years in prison and five years of post-release supervision.

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Fetty Wap has been sentenced to six years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

The rapper - real name William Junior Maxwell II - was indicted along with five other people in late 2021.

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances and faced a minimum of five years in prison.

While the prosecution pushed for a sentence of seven to nine years, today (Wednesday, 24 May), in federal court in Central Islip, Maxwell was sentenced to six years in prison by District Judge Joanna Seybert.

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Fetty Wap has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Alamy Stock photo/ Associated Press

According to court findings, as per a release from the United States Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of New York, Maxwell and the five other defendants involved distributed over 100kg of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine across Long Island and New Jersey.

It read: "The defendants obtained the narcotics on the west coast and used the United States Postal Service and drivers with hidden vehicle compartments to transport the controlled substances across the country to Suffolk County, where they were stored.

"The drugs were then distributed to dealers, who sold them on Long Island and in New Jersey. Five of the defendants also used firearms to protect their drug organization and distribution chain," the release continues.

Suffolk County District Attorney's Office released three photos in relation to evidence seized during the arrest.
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office

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According to the release, the 'Trap Queen' rapper's role in the organisation was as 'a kilogram-level redistributor'.

Four of the other defendants "participated in the purchase and transportation of the narcotics from the west coast to the east coast where they were processed, stored and ultimately resold" and the fifth transported kilograms of cocaine from Long Island to New Jersey.

Around $1.5 million (£1.2 million) in cash, 16kg of cocaine, 2kg of heroin and 'numerous' fentanyl pills were seized during the investigation.

Weapons were also retrieved, including two 9mm handguns, a .45 caliber pistol, a .40 caliber pistol, a rifle and ammunition.

Authorities also found machinery thought to be used in the drug-making process.
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office

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Earlier this year, New Jersey correction officer Anthony Cyntje - one of Maxwell's co-defendants - was similarly sentenced to 72 months in prison for his role in the conspiracy.

The other four defendants are awaiting sentencing. They've all pleaded guilty.

If you want friendly, confidential advice about drugs, you can talk to FRANK. You can call 0300 123 6600, text 82111 or contact through their website 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, or livechat from 2pm-6pm any day of the week

Featured Image Credit: SOPA Images Limited / Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: Music, Drugs, Crime, US News, True Crime

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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