Man Arrested with Fentanyl and $300000 Moved to Suppress No 155 Month Sentence

Man Arrested with Fentanyl and $300000 Moved to Suppress No 155 Month Sentence by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 8 – A defendant arrested in January with $300,000 in cash in his car (then drugs and a gun) on April 15 was before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Jennifer H. Rearden. Inner City Press was there. Thread: AUSA: For now there is a ten year minimum. But with 89 more grams of fentanyl, we'll supersede to 15-year minimum. We believe he is a Dominican national, here illegally - we may have another charge.  AUSA: There was a gun, and the bag of cash  Judge: I saw the photos. Was there also a magazine? AUSA: Yes, next to the gun. Defense: We're waiting to see probable cause, and the supposed consents to search   Judge: Trial date Sept 16. On July 1 defense counsel filed a 28 page affidavit seeking to suppress defendant's statements at 1463 Stadium Avenue for lack of Miranda warning, then all evidence obtained in violations of Mapp. Jump cut to April 8, 2026 when Jose Antonio de Vargas Cuevas was sentenced to 155 months.   The case is USA v. Cuevas, et al., 1:25-cr-115 (Rearden) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2025 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com