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Woman Busted Bringing 4 Pounds Of Heroin To Methuen Gets 8 Days In Prison: Feds Woman Busted Bringing 4 Pounds Of Heroin To Methuen Gets 8 Days In Prison: Feds
Woman Busted Bringing 4 Pounds Of Heroin To Methuen Gets 8 Days In Prison: Feds A Philadelphia woman who admitted to driving to Methuen, Massachusetts, to deliver four pounds of heroin to an undercover agent will not return to prison, federal authorities said.  Elba Pena, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin and was sentenced to time served and a year of home confinement, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. She will serve three years of probation. Federal prosecutors asked the judge to sentence her to three years in prison.  Pena was arrested in November 2021 after she drove mor…
Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ
Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ Federal agents celebrated this week after the man they said led a violent gang that helped flood southeastern Massachusetts drugs was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison.  Djuna Goncalves, 36, who pleaded guilty last year to a laundry list of drug and weapons charges, learned his fate this week, the US Attorney's Office said.  DEA agents alleged that Goncalves ran a gang out of Brockton that moved in fentanyl, cocaine, crack, heroin, oxycodone, and violence. Goncalves ran the group with his two brothers — Cody and Tony Goncalves, authorities said. Federal agen…
3 Charged With Trafficking Drugs After Traffic Stop For Tag Goes Awry: Police 3 Charged With Trafficking Drugs After Traffic Stop For Tag Goes Awry: Police
3 Charged With Trafficking Drugs After Traffic Stop For Tag Goes Awry: Police Three people face drug trafficking charges after Massachusetts State Troopers noticed them acting strangely during a traffic stop on I-91 in Bernardston last week, authorities said.  The troopers first noticed their white Subaru after it passed the patrol cruiser around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, with an unreadable temporary tag. Troopers tried to look up the vehicle with what little information they could discern on the plate, but they found nothing, state police in a press release.  The troopers turned on their lights to pull over the Subaru, but the car continued for a quarte…
Two Men In Western Mass Busted With 20,000 Bags of Heroin, Fentanyl: Police Two Men In Western Mass Busted With 20,000 Bags of Heroin, Fentanyl: Police
Two Men In Western Mass Busted With 20,000 Bags of Heroin, Fentanyl: Police Springfield police working alongside Massachusetts State Police and the DEA said they scored a major drug bust over the weekend when they found 20,000 bags of fentanyl and heroin.  Omar Roman, 48, of Springfield, and Luis Robelo, 51, of Bronx, NY, were arrested on Sunday, Oct. 16, and charged with trafficking more than 200 grams of heroin/fentanyl, police said.  The multi-agency task force had staked out a home in the 100 block of Prospect Street when they saw what they believed to be a drug deal happen, Springfield police said. When agents went to arrest the men, Robelo was sitti…
Foursome Caught Smuggling More Than 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Western Mass Foursome Caught Smuggling More Than 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Western Mass
Foursome Caught Smuggling More Than 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Western Mass Four men from Springfield were arrested for trafficking more than 1,000 grams of cocaine among other illegal substances, authorities said.  Miguel Rodriguez, Ricardo Collazo and Juan Santana were arrested around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, Springfield Police report.  Springfield DEA members were conducting surveillance at a home on the 400 block of Walnut Street when they stopped a car with all three men inside, police said. During their arrest, officers also seized about 1,052 grams of cocaine.  A subsequent search of the same home uncovered more crack-cocaine…
Man Who Delivered Kilo of Cocaine, Fentanyl To Harvard University Lab Gets 10 Years: Feds Man Who Delivered Kilo of Cocaine, Fentanyl To Harvard University Lab Gets 10 Years: Feds
Man Who Delivered Kilo of Cocaine, Fentanyl To Harvard University Lab Gets 10 Years: Feds A 38-year-old former FedEx employee who pleaded guilty to delivering fentanyl and cocaine to Harvard will spend the next 10 years in prison, federal authorities said.  Dorian Rojas of Boston was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl, more than 100 grams of heroin, and more than 500 grams of cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of heroin, the DEA said in a news release.  Federal investigators said in June 2019 that they found a box that Rojas had delivered to a biology lab at the prestigi…
Western Mass Woman Gets Prison Sentence Much Shorter Than Her Husband: Feds Western Mass Woman Gets Prison Sentence Much Shorter Than Her Husband: Feds
Western Mass Woman Gets Prison Sentence Much Shorter Than Her Husband: Feds A judge sentenced a 32-year-old Springfield woman to more than seven years in jail after she pleaded guilty to taking part in a drug smuggling ring that moved crack, heroin, and cocaine from Massachusetts into Vermont, authorities said. Her husband got 19 years for taking part in the operation in 2019.  Nia Dinzey, aka Nia Moore-Bush, pleaded guilty over the summer to several drugs, money laundering, and firearms charges, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators said Nia Dinzey and her husband, Dinelson Dinzey, would drive the drugs from Springfield to Barre, Ve…
Fitchburg Man Gets Nearly 2 Years In Prison After Admitting To Role In Drug Ring: DOJ Fitchburg Man Gets Nearly 2 Years In Prison After Admitting To Role In Drug Ring: DOJ
Fitchburg Man Gets Nearly 2 Years In Prison After Admitting To Role In Drug Ring: DOJ A 43-year-old Fitchburg man will spend nearly two years in jail after he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges, a federal judge ruled.  Kevin Martinez was sentenced to 22 months behind bars followed by six years of supervised release for his role in a large fentanyl, heroin, crack, and cocaine trafficking operation, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said.  Investigators began looking into Martinez along with Pedro Baez and Anthony Baez, both of Fitchburg, in 2018, the prosecutor said. Detectives learned during the investigation that the three men were part of a …
Boston Man Caught Carrying Over 30 Grams Of Cocaine Placed On $25K Bail: DA Boston Man Caught Carrying Over 30 Grams Of Cocaine Placed On $25K Bail: DA
Boston Man Caught Carrying Over 30 Grams Of Cocaine Placed On $25K Bail: DA A Dorchester man was placed on $25,000 bail after he was charged with trafficking over 30 grams of cocaine and 10 grams of heroin, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Michael Johnson was arrested while driving with a suspended license at South Bay Mall around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, Boston Police report. Officers seized 37 grams of crack cocaine, 10 grams of heroin, three oxycodone pills and $234 in cash.  Johnson appeared in South Boston District Court on charges of trafficking cocaine 36-100 grams, possession with intent to distribute and opera…
Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ
Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ A federal judge sentenced a 41-year-old convicted drug trafficker with a history of convictions to 16 years in prison earlier this month, authorities said. Officers arrested him after finding his stash hidden inside a wall at an apartment complex.  Daniel Donald of Worcester was convicted last year of possession with intent to distribute over 100 grams of heroin, over 500 grams of cocaine, over 28 grams of crack cocaine, and fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts said. The court ruled Donald was a "career offender" and an "arm…
Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds
Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds A 33-year-old East Boston man pleaded guilty this week to selling two kilograms of cocaine to a police informant, federal authorities said. The man's mother, who police accused of helping him sell cocaine and heroin, pleaded guilty to a similar charge last year, reports said.  Carlos Acosta Estrella, a Mexican national, could face life in prison after he admitted to charges of intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute 100 grams of heroin provides, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office an…
Peabody Man Get 21 Months In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Peabody Man Get 21 Months In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Drugs
Peabody Man Get 21 Months In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Drugs A man from Peabody was sentenced to 21 months in prison for distributing fentanyl and drugs laced with fentanyl, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Francisco Tavarez, or “Jose,” was identified as a runner for a heroin and fentanyl supplier through an investigation launched after a fatal overdose in January 2017, the office reports.  The supplier, known as Yeffry Reynoso, provided opioids that led to the overdose, the office said. Reynoso was also giving the victim heroin and a heroin/fentanyl mixture on a regular basis in 2016, the office reports.  An undercover …
Two Massachusetts Residents Admit To Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Two Massachusetts Residents Admit To Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
Two Massachusetts Residents Admit To Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Two Massachusetts residents have pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and heroin.  Cintia Franco, age 34, and Amauris Antonio Rosario Garcia, also known as “Animal,” age 39, both of Worcester, each pleaded guilty this week to: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl; Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin;  Distribution of and possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl.  Garcia also pleaded guilty to distribution o…
Five Charged After Meth, Cocaine, Heroin Seized In Western Mass Five Charged After Meth, Cocaine, Heroin Seized In Western Mass
Five Charged After Meth, Cocaine, Heroin Seized In Western Mass Five people will be spending time behind bars after they were busted for various drug trafficking offenses in Western Massachusetts, authorities said.  All five are residents of Pittsfield, authorities said. Michael Rogan, age 39, and Shane Rohane, age 38, were arrested after police at a residence at 291 First Street in Pittsfield on Thursday, June 8, Pittsfield Police said.  Police seized quantities of crystal meth, heroin, money and other drug paraphernalia during a search of the property and charged both men accordingly. Police believe this was the first seizure of crysta…
Crimes Unit Makes Triple Arrest For Drug Trafficking In Greater Boston Area: Police Crimes Unit Makes Triple Arrest For Drug Trafficking In Greater Boston Area: Police
Crimes Unit Makes Triple Arrest For Drug Trafficking In Greater Boston Area: Police A collaborative effort between the Methuen Street Crimes Unit and the North Shore Gang Task Force resulted in the arrest of three individuals on various drug charges, authorities said. Nicole Landry, Juan Francisco Mendezdiaz and Odalis Hernandez were arrested and charged with various drug possession and distribution charges, Methuen Police said.  Authorities located the trio while conducting surveillance on several suspects in the Pelham Street area shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, police said.  Information from citizens and anonymous tips led the unit to seizing more…
Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass
Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass A woman is facing criminal charges following an alleged drug bust in Western Massachusetts. In Hampshire County, Lori Larzazs-Supczak was stopped by Ware Police at around 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, while driving on Webb Court. During the stop, officers discovered that she had an active warrant, police said. A search of the car turned up heroin and cocaine, according to police. Larzazs-Supczak was arrested on multiple charges, including possessing to distribute a Class A substance. She was held on $5,000 bail awaiting arraignment at the Eastern Hampshire District Court Tuesday, June 7.