Dealer gets 30 years in prison after 3 people die of fentanyl poisoning on same day

A man who ran a drug delivery service for over seven years and sold tainted drugs that killed three New York residents in one day has been sentenced to prison. 

Billy Ortega, also known as "Jason" according to the Southern District of New York's U.S. Attorney's Office, was sentenced on Thursday after being convicted of multiple charges, including conspiracy to distribute, possession of a firearm and distribution of drugs causing death. 

Ortega, 37, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, the office said in a news release, and five years of supervised release.