NJ drug dealer admits his fentanyl sale led to the deaths of 4

4 lives lost: NJ dealer kept selling drugs even after deadly overdoses Jen Ursillo Published: September 12, 2025 MoleQL/U.S. Attorney's Office

🔴 A Somerset County drug dealer has admitted his role in the deaths of four people

🔴 He pleaded guilty in court to selling them fentanyl in 2022

🔴 He also intended to sell cocaine to others following the deaths

TRENTON — A Somerset County man has admitted to selling fentanyl and cocaine that resulted in the deaths of four people.

Somerset man pleads guilty in deadly fentanyl case

The man, Mauricio Gutierrez, 52, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Ha