Manhattan Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Possessing and Intending to Distribute Cocaine

ALBANY, NEW YORK - William De La Rosa, age 29, of Manhattan, was sentenced on Friday to 60 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 1 kilogram of cocaine.

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, made the announcement.

As part of his guilty plea earlier this year, De La Rosa admitted that on January 25, 2024, he drove to a hotel in Amsterdam, New York, where he planned to distribute 1 kilogram of cocaine to another person. When he arrived, law enforcement searched his vehicle and discovered the cocaine.

United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby also imposed a 4-year term of supervised release, which will start when De La Rosa is released from prison. The DEA investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mikayla Espinosa prosecuted the case.