Joshua S. Levy, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
A Brockton man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug and firearms offenses. Shem Khattiya, aged 39, received the sentence from Senior District Court Judge Patti B. Saris in Boston federal court. This will be followed by five years of supervised release.
Khattiya had previously pleaded guilty in October 2024 to charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm related to drug trafficking crimes. The investigation into Khattiya's activities began in 2023, leading to a search of his apartment in March that year.
During the search, authorities discovered over 800 grams of fentanyl, multiple firearms including ghost guns and assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, thousands of rounds of ammunition, a ghost gun creation kit, triggers capable of converting semi-automatic weapons into automatic ones, a hydraulic kilogram press, and other items used for manufacturing drugs and firearms.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley announced the sentencing alongside Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England. They acknowledged the assistance provided by various agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office; the Brockton Police Department; and the Massachusetts State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lindsey E. Weinstein prosecuted the case.
This operation was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Strike Force Initiative aimed at dismantling significant criminal organizations through collaboration among multiple agencies using an intelligence-driven approach.
