"This case highlights the devastating impact of the fentanyl epidemic and the heartbreaking toll it takes on innocent lives," said Williams in a statement. "Today's sentence sends a strong message that those who put children's lives at risk in connection with narcotics trafficking will be held accountable."
Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, will also serve five years of supervised release following his prison term, according to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams.
Court records revealed that Herrera Garcia and his accomplices hid more than 11 kilograms of the deadly drugs in secret compartments throughout the Divino Niño daycare in the Kingsbridge neighborhood, which was owned by Herrera Garcia's wife, Grei Mendez.
Dominici, who died from fentanyl exposure, was recently honored with a street co-naming in his Kingsbridge neighborhood.
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