A fentanyl dealer who was previously sentenced on gun and drug charges was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a separate incident in which he was in possession of drugs and firearms.
On two separate dates between March and April 2023, undercover officers purchased cocaine and fentanyl from Randheer Shewprashad. On May 4, 2023, Shewprashad was arrested after the Suffolk County Police Department executed a search warrant at his Patchogue residence. During the search of the home, police recovered cocaine, fentanyl, and two semi-automatic handguns.
On June 22, 2023, Shewprashad pleaded guilty on that case to third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon before Supreme Court Judge Timothy A. Mazzei.
While Shewprashad was out on bail and awaiting sentencing for that case, members of the Suffolk County Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) purchased cocaine
and fentanyl from Shewprashad on three separate dates between October and November 2023. On November 21, 2023, Shewprashad was arrested again after police executed a search warrant at his Mastic residence. During the search of that residence, police recovered another semi-automatic firearm. Law enforcement also executed another search warrant at Shewprashad’s Patchogue
residence, where they recovered cocaine and fentanyl mixed with xylazine.
On January 18, 2024, Shewprashad pleaded guilty before Mazzei to second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a Class A-II felony. On May 2, 2024, Mazzei sentenced Shewprashad to 10 years in prison followed by eight years of post-release supervision.
“This defendant was already pending sentence for selling deadly fentanyl and illegal gun possession, but that did not deter him from continuing to commit these same crimes,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “This 10-year prison sentence will ensure that he no longer will be able to push poisonous drugs into our community.”