FATAL DOSE. Two milligrams of fentanyl, shown here in a vial, is fatal to 99 percent of users. (AP FILE PHOTO)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island rapper whose songs include “Sell Drugsz” has been sentenced to three years in prison for doing just that.
Federal prosecutors said 30-year-old Michael Persaud, of Johnston, was sentenced on Tuesday in a federal court in Providence for trafficking heroin and fentanyl. His stage name is Montana Millz.
Prosecutors said an East Providence undercover detective bought nearly 22 grams of fentanyl and a small amount of heroin from Persaud over a four-month period beginning in October 2016. Authorities also said they seized 44 grams of fentanyl from his home.
Persaud’s lawyer, Matthew Smith, calls the sentence “fair and just.” Prosecutors had asked for a six-year prison term.
Persaud also awaits sentencing in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, where a jury convicted him of drug charges. /kga