Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Springfield, Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy. Abraham Heredia, 25, received the sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni and will also serve five years of supervised release following his prison term.
Heredia pleaded guilty in October 2025 to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. According to court documents, from at least November 2022 through June 2023, Heredia worked with others to distribute large amounts of fentanyl across Western Massachusetts.
In one incident in June 2023, Heredia was involved in an attempt to distribute nearly one and a half kilograms of fentanyl, which law enforcement intercepted. Investigators also identified other occasions when Heredia supplied mid-level drug dealers with significant quantities of fentanyl.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division. The case involved support from several agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (Boston Field Division), Massachusetts State Police, county sheriff’s offices in Berkshire, Hampden and Franklin counties, as well as police departments from Holyoke, Springfield, Chicopee, West Springfield and Easthampton. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil L. Desroches prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established under Executive Order 14159: Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF brings together multiple federal agencies such as HSI, FBI, DEA, ATF and others alongside state and local partners to target criminal organizations operating within the United States.
