BOSTON – A Worcester man has been sentenced in federal court in Worcester for drug offenses involving methamphetamine and materials used for pressing illicit pills. Tong Tran, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 138 months in prison, to be followed by five years of...

BOSTON – A Cambridge, Mass. man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with an investigation of large-scale manufacturing of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Defendant communicated directly with illegal chemical supplier in China. Schuyler Oppenheimer, a/k/a “SK,” a/k/a “Michael Sylvain,” 35, was sentenced by U.S...

BOSTON – A Methuen man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition and using a firearm in relation of a drug trafficking offense. Shawn Hart, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G...

BOSTON – Eighteen individuals in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, California and Hawaii have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking and money laundering scheme centered in Gardner, Massachusetts. The following defendants have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled...

FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Tobias Jimenez-Martinez, 36, a Mexican national residing in Madera, pleaded guilty today to trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant, and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob Beris announced. According to court documents, on March 4, 2025, police officers searched Jimenez’s Madera...

BOSTON – A Saugus man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl. George Krabey, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to 10 years in prison, to be followed...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sandro Escobedo, 37, of Sacramento, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Monday for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and distribution of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob Beris announced...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment today against Jose Mendoza, 35, of Merced; Jessy Johnson, 34, of Turlock; and Alejandro Perez, 43, of Crows Landing, charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement Administration...

BOSTON – A Saugus man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for leading a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine and laundered the proceeds. Lawrence Michael Nagle, Jr., 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior...

BOSTON – Two Massachusetts men have been arrested and charged in connection with seizures in Somerville and Lowell of tens of thousands of counterfeit pills, approximately 30 lbs. of crystal methamphetamine, two machines used to make pills and five firearms. Franklin Argueta, a/k/a “Frizz,” 29, of Lowell, and Luis Arias...