BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to drug trafficking charges.
Luis Jose Mejia Arias, 24, pleaded guilty to eight counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. On eight occasions between September 2015 and May 2016, Mejia Arias distributed heroin, cocaine, and/or fentanyl to an undercover officer in Waltham.
The charging statute provides for a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, a minimum of three years of supervised release and a fine of $1 million. Mejia Arias will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence. Sentences are imported by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Miranda Hooker and Susan Winkler of Weinreb’s Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit are prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
