PORTLAND — A New York man was sentenced Tuesday to more than 19 years in federal prison on two counts of dealing heroin and crack cocaine in Maine.

Carey Ackies, 36, of Jamaica, Queens, New York, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 230 months in prison, plus eight years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute heroin and 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack) and aiding and abetting the possession with the intent to distribute heroin and 28 grams or more of crack, according to U.S. Attorney Office Halsey Frank.

On Nov. 30, Ackies was convicted of the two charges after a three-day jury trial.

Court records and trial evidence revealed that on Jan. 18, 2016, federal agents intercepted a drug courier getting off a bus in Portland with heroin and crack. The investigation that followed showed that Ackies was the source of the drugs. Four days later, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency arrested Ackies in New York. A search of his Jamaica apartment resulted in the seizure of heroin and crack, a firearm, a money counter and other evidence of drug trafficking.

In imposing sentence, Judge Singal observed that Ackies was a professional drug dealer who was responsible for sending substantial quantities of the most addictive and dangerous drugs into Maine.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, Maine State Police and the Lewiston Police Department.