Michael K. Williams died of an overdose. Four people heard allegations about his death

A New York state attorney told the media that four men had heard allegations about the death of Michael K. Williams. Recall, the actor was found dead by law enforcement and his family in his New York apartment on Monday, September 6, afternoon. The unofficial findings of the journal show that the 54-year-old was unconscious in the dining room, and on the table was a substance that turned out to be heroin spiced with phenanthyl. This synthetic analgesic and anesthetic agent is known to act on opioid receptors. In addition, it stimulates the production of serotonin and reduces the concentration of endorphins in the plasma. In the blood of the deceased artist, traces of 4-fluorofentanyl – an agent with an activity of 20,000 more than morphine) and cocaine were also found.

The guilty were arrested for overdosing on Michael K. Williams

Williams only overdosed on drugs hours after he bought them from the dealer Irvin Cartagena, reports Investigators found on CCTV footage in Brooklyn: they recorded a transaction that took place on the street. Police managed to find the materials thanks to careful analysis of data from Williams’ phone and license plate readers in the city. In this way, it was possible to recreate his route from the day of his death.

Prosecutor Damian Williams said in a press release:

Together with the New York City Police Department, we announce the arrest of members of the drug trafficking group, including Irvin Cartagena, who we believe sold the lethal dose to Michael K. Williams. This is a public health crisis and we need to stop it.

Cartagena was detained in Puerto Rico. The other detainees are Hector Robles, Luis Cruz and Carlos Macci. The actor’s death was investigated by New York City police, but the charges were brought by the federal attorney’s office in Manhattan, which watched the suspects in the case even before Williams died.

The security services conducted the action for several months: paid informants who made controlled purchases of heroin in the same district where the deceased actor purchased the goods, participated in it. An undercover policeman only bought a dose of heroin a few days before the tragic accident happened. The day after Williams died, the agent went to buy another dose from the same dealers with whom he casually spoke about the death. One member of the group denied ever selling fentanyl-containing drugs. Police said, however, that even after the actor’s death caused by their merchandise, dealers continued to sell seasoned drugs in broad daylight next to apartment buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

The suspect faces 5 to 40 years in prison for selling seasoned psychoactive substances. Cartagena also heard a separate charge for the manslaughter of Williams and faces a minimum sentence of 20 years – a masquerade sentence is life imprisonment.