Defendant previously deported after serving sentence on federal drug charges
BOSTON - A Dominican national was arrested today for distributing heroin.
Elin Robinson Mejia Romero, 51, a Dominican national residing in Hyde Park, was arrested today and charged by a federal criminal complaint with distribution of heroin.
According to court documents, a cooperating witness worked with investigators to identify Romero. On five occasions between January 2017 and June 2017, Romero sold a total of over 100 grams of heroin and/or fentanyl to the cooperating witness. Federal agents recorded each transaction and laboratory results confirmed that the drugs were heroin and fentanyl. Additional suspected fentanyl and cash were recovered during searches at two residences in Hyde Park.
Romero, was previously convicted in federal court in Boston in 2008 for conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and five kilograms or more of cocaine. He was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and was deported to the Dominican Republic after completing his sentence.
The charging statute for possession with intent to distribute heroin provides for a sentence of no greater than 20 years, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $1 million. Romero will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. The case was investigated by the Boston OCDETF Strike Force. Assistance was also provided by Customs and Border Protection and the Attleboro Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley of Weinreb’s Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
