Canastota man gets 5 years in prison for selling deadly drugs, possessing guns

WAER | By Scott Willis

Published April 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM EDT

"Rainbow fentanyl" comes in a variety of attractive colors. These pills are made to look like the legal prescription drug oxycodone. — Canastota man sentenced for selling heroin-fentanyl mix, illegal gun possession

A Canastota man is going to federal prison for five years after selling deadly mixtures of heroin and fentanyl. Federal prosecutors say 46-year-old Andrew Snyder admitted he and his wife sold the drugs out of their garage for nearly two years.

Snyder also illegally possessed two handguns while using methamphetamine. His wife, Jessica Snyder, is expected to be sentenced later this month.

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