The Latest Breaking News from Irvin Cartagena

Two men plead guilty in death of Cecilia Gentili, New York transgender activist

Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, charged for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed Gentili, 52

The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2024

Is fentanyl coming to London?

It kills tens of thousands of Americans every year, but the toll from fentanyl and other lab-made opioids could be about to get much worse. Gavin Haynes explains why a global heroin shortage could spark a US-style drugs crisis on British shores

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2023

Man who sold Michael K Williams fentanyl-laced drugs that killed him sentenced to 10 years in prison

New York City drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing ‘The Wire’ star with fentanyl-laced heroin

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023

Drug dealer pleads guilty in death of ‘Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams

Irvin Cartagena, 39, signed a plea agreement with prosecutors stipulating that the mix of heroin and fentanyl he sold Williams resulted in the actor’s death.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 6, 2023

Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. Williams

A New York City drug dealer has pleaded guilty to providing “The Wire” actor Michael K

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

4 men charged in overdose death of ‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams

Authorities said that the men continued to sell fentanyl-laced heroin in broad daylight amid apartment buildings in Brooklyn and Manhattan even after knowing that Williams had died from one of their products.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 2, 2022

Michael K Williams: four men charged in overdose death of Wire actor

New York police had been surveilling the suspects even before the actor’s death and the charges stemmed from that sting operation

The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2022