Pafraimy Rosario
Roscoe, NY - On December 22nd, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., New York State Police observed a 2018 Mercedes Benz traveling westbound on State Route 17 in the Town of Rockland. New York State Police Troopers initiated a vehicle and traffic stop after observing that the vehicle had an illegal window tint and an obscured license plate. Upon interviewing the driver, Onelfry Rosario, and the passenger Pafraimy Rosario, it was clear that each defendant was giving different information pertaining to their travel itinerary and criminal activity was afoot. Upon further investigation and in speaking with Pafraimy Rosario he stated that there were narcotics located in the trunk of the vehicle. Upon receiving that information the vehicle was searched and New York State Police recovered approximately 8,525 grams of fentanyl.
The defendant, Pafraimy Rosario, had one previous conviction for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. On November 13th, 2024, the defendant pled guilty to one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a class A-II felony. On January 23rd, 2024, the Honorable James R. Farrell sentenced the defendant upon the recommendation of the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office to a sentence of ten (10) years incarceration followed by five (5) years post release supervision as well as a mandatory surcharge.
The defendant, Onelfry Rosario, had no prior criminal convictions prior to this arrest. On November 13th, 2024, the defendant pled guilty to one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a class A-II felony. On January 23rd, 2024, the Honorable James R. Farrell sentenced the defendant upon the recommendation of the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office to a sentence of six (6) years incarceration followed by five (5) years post release supervision as well as a mandatory surcharge.
Conaty said: “I want to commend the New York State Police Troopers and Investigators involved in this case. The New York State Police did an excellent job in exhausting every lawful investigative technique available to them to take these deadly drugs off of the street. The arrest and prosecution of these defendants prevented the overdose and potential deaths of countless lives of loved ones within Sullivan County and the greater New York State. I remain committed to aggressively pursuing harsh sentences against those who possess fentanyl in an effort to deter its proliferation in this county.”
