Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Barnstable man, John Kirk Costello, has been sentenced in federal court for felony narcotics charges. The 45-year-old, originally from Milton, received a sentence of 30 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. This decision was handed down by U.S. District Court Senior Judge William G. Young.
Costello pleaded guilty on July 11, 2024, to several charges including distribution of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute both methamphetamine and fentanyl. The charges stemmed from an incident on January 13, 2021, when Costello sold approximately 1,000 counterfeit Adderall pills to an undercover officer. These pills were found to be illegally manufactured and contained methamphetamine.
Further investigation led to a search of Costello's home in November 2021. Authorities seized significant quantities of drugs: about 264 grams of methamphetamine with a purity level of 95%, around six kilograms of methamphetamine at seven percent purity, approximately 2,472 counterfeit Adderall pills laced with methamphetamine, and about 1,707 counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley alongside Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Tolkoff prosecuted the case.
