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Watervliet Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 120 Months

On November 4, 2026, Eric Hines, age 28, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intention to distribute. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed an 8-year term of supervised release to follow his release from prison. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in...

What happened

On November 4, 2026, Eric Hines, age 28, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intention to distribute. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed an 8-year term of supervised release to follow his release from prison. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in...

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  1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust97
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence100
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude82
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency76
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.9235
Freshness factor0.8943
Breaking bonus0
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