An Islip man has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for his role in a large-scale narcotics and weapons trafficking operation that spanned multiple communities across Suffolk County, authorities announced.
According to Raymond A. Tierney, Travis Austin, 31, pleaded guilty in August 2025 to multiple felony charges tied to the sale of fentanyl, cocaine, and illegal firearms. On January 20, 2026, Austin was sentenced in Suffolk County Supreme Court.
“This sentence is another example of my office’s commitment to keeping illegal guns and deadly drugs off our streets,” Tierney said. “If you possess, sell or bring illegal guns and drugs to Suffolk County, we will find you and you will face the consequences of breaking the law.”
Investigators said that between June and September 2024, Austin participated in numerous large-scale drug transactions involving fentanyl and cocaine throughout the county. During that same period, he also sold a loaded pistol and arranged the sale of four additional firearms.
On October 1, 2024, Austin was arrested after arriving at a Starbucks on Expressway Drive South in Islandia to sell five guns that had been prearranged, authorities said. Following his arrest, police executed a court-authorized search of his vehicle, where they recovered five unserialized handguns containing 3D-printed components, fentanyl, felony-weight cocaine, and multiple cellphones consistent with narcotics and firearms trafficking.
A subsequent search of a storage unit linked to Austin uncovered two kilo presses used to form narcotics into brick-shaped packages, along with additional drug paraphernalia, prosecutors said.
Austin pleaded guilty before Steven Pilewski to an extensive list of charges, including multiple counts of first- and second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession and sale of firearms, possession of a high-capacity ammunition feeding device, and numerous felony drug possession counts.
The case was prosecuted by Kristen E. L. Yeamans of the Violent Crime Enterprises Bureau and investigated by members of the Suffolk County Police Department District Attorney Squad. Austin was represented by Chase Brown.
A criminal conviction results only after a defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty in court.
