Four Jamestown residents are among 15 people who have been indicted in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy centered around Erie, Pennsylvania. During a press conference in Erie this week, U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced that the defendants are charged with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute various quantities of fentanyl and/or cocaine. The Jamestown residents indicted include 40-year-old Abner Cintron-Melendez and 31-year-old Thalia Dalie Lynch, who are accused of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and a quantity of a mixture and substance containing cocaine. Also, 47-year-old Javier Carrasquillo and 29-year-old Mariah Arlene Jackson are charged with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute quantities of mixtures and substances containing fentanyl and cocaine. Cintron-Melendez and Lynch both face up to life in federal prison if convicted, while Carrasquillo and Jackson each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. The charges were the result of a five-month, multi-agency investigation.
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