Worcester County, MA – A Fitchburg man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a heroin and cocaine trafficking conspiracy that plagued Worcester County.
According to court documents, Elvis Genao, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
In May 2017, Genao and four co-defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine in Worcester County.
The investigation into the narcotics trafficking activities of Osvaldo Vasquez and his associates, including Genao, Jose Federico Vasquez, Felix Melendez, and Hugo Santana-Dones, began in the late summer of 2014.
Between November 2014 and July 2015, federal agents made numerous recorded purchases of heroin – sometimes laced with fentanyl – from members of the conspiracy, seizing over 400 grams of heroin as a result.
During the controlled purchases, Genao was recorded distributing over 100 grams of heroin to a cooperating source in July 2015. Genao was also captured on wire intercepts between April and July of 2015 discussing the delivery and sale of additional narcotics.
Co-defendants in the case have also received prison sentences. Santana-Dones was sentenced on Sept. 6, 2017, to 80 months in prison and will be subject to deportation hearings upon completion of his sentence; Federico Vasquez was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison and will be subject to deportation hearings upon completion of his sentence.
Acting U.S. Attorney William D. Weinreb and local law enforcement officials made the announcement today.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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