A New York drug king was sentenced to long-term jail Tuesday for leaving two overdose victims to Wendy's restaurant.

Holbrook resident Russell Defreitas, 55, has been recently convicted of being a major drug trafficker and 91 other charges.

He was sentenced to 53 years in prison, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Defreitas was involved in mass cocaine and fentanyl trafficking in Suffolk County, which resulted in two fentanyl overdose deaths, the office said in a press release Tuesday. ”

The incident occurred on May 9, 2023, when two victims (one male and female) were in a hotel room booked under the name of Defreitas.

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"When a woman overdoses in a hotel room, Defreitas instructed his colleagues not to call 911," the DA's office said in a statement. "Defreitas took drugs and other evidence from the hotel room and then ate at Wendy's nearby.

"A few hours later, Defreitas allowed one of his colleagues to call 911. By then, both men and men had caused fatal medication in hotel rooms."

Two days later, Defreitas was arrested. Authorities found a large amount of evidence of crime after executing a search warrant in its tow truck and hotel rooms.

"During these searches, law enforcement recovered cocaine, fentanyl, two loaded guns, cutting agents, pharmaceutical packaging materials, scales used to weigh narcotics, and numerous hotel room key cards," the statement explained.

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“In addition, when he was arrested, he was found to have a bank card in the name of two of his overdose victims.”

Defreitas was sentenced after defending his own court without a lawyer. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said in a statement that Defreitas's verdict "emphasizes the urgent need for stronger legislation" and endorsed a bill called Chelsey's Law

"The adoption of Chelsea law in New York will provide prosecutors with additional tools to keep dealers responsible when the product causes death," the DA said. "This defendant's action directly resulted in two overdose deaths, but our current law does not allow us to accuse these preventable deaths as homicides."

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“Chelsea’s laws will ensure that those who profit from dealing with deadly substances face consequences commensurate with the damage they have caused in our community.”

Sophia Compton of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.