U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman | U.S. Department of Justice
Jamal Harris, a 45-year-old resident of Syracuse, New York, has been sentenced to a total of 133 months in federal prison. This sentence includes 87 months for possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division.
Harris admitted to possessing approximately 1,199 grams of a mixture containing methamphetamine in his bedroom and about 2 grams of fentanyl in his vehicle on November 8, 2023. He had previously been convicted in federal court in the Northern District of New York for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin.
In addition to the initial sentence, Harris received an additional 46 months for violating conditions of supervised release related to his prior drug offense. Senior United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby also mandated that Harris serve a six-year term of supervised release following his prison term.
The case was investigated by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with support from the United States Probation Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica N. Carbone led the prosecution.
