An unlawful immigrant has copped to being a fentanyl supply boy for one more man accused of pushing tens of 1000’s of pressed fentanyl tablets within the Boston space.
Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto, 29, a nationwide of the Dominican Republic, pleaded responsible to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or extra of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or extra of fentanyl.
The fees carry a minimal jail time period of 10 years — and as much as life — in jail in addition to a effective of as much as $10 million. He’s scheduled for sentencing in federal courtroom in Boston on Might 12.
Guerrero Soto was charged a day after his alleged boss, Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria and two others, Waner Bernabel Presinal and Carlos Fabal, have been charged with pushing the lethal fentanyl drug in and round Boston. Soto initially pleaded not responsible at his arraignment, like his co-defendants, earlier than altering his plea on Wednesday. The circumstances in opposition to the others are ongoing.
Undercover federal legislation enforcement officers constructed their case in opposition to the boys by organising fentanyl purchases with Andujar. Regulation enforcement filed a federal criticism in opposition to Andujar on Sept. 12, 2024, however continued their case in opposition to him the following day earlier than the criticism was public.
That day, in accordance with a legislation enforcement affidavit, an spy arrange a purchase with their principal goal for 30,000 pressed fentanyl tablets and 500 grams of powder fentanyl. They have been to fulfill in a lodge parking zone close to the South Bay procuring middle in Boston for the handoff.
Andujar, nonetheless, allegedly pulled over in a close-by automotive wash parking zone and, the feds say, Guerrero Soto drove up in his scooter and picked up the medicine. He was to be the runner. The feds say he then scooted on over to the situation and made the handoff.
Brokers arrested Guerrero Soto proper after and, in accordance with an affidavit, discovered a Dominican identification card on him. The baggies of medication, 15 luggage of pressed blue tablets and 5 luggage of sunshine brown powder, contained greater than two kilograms of fentanyl.
