Amsterdam man gets nearly 8 years in prison for drug trafficking

An Amsterdam man was sentenced Thursday to nearly 8 years in prison for trafficking crack cocaine.

Angelo Dalmau, 54, pleaded guilty to Selling around 250 grams of cocaine base to another person five times between September 2021 and March 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Dalmau also told prosecutors that he sent $149,500 in drug money to another person in January 2022 to launder the funds. Police found around 100 grams of crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, $191,843 in cash and a loaded pistol when they searched his home, investigators said.

Dalmau was also sentenced to three years of post-release supervision.