Ariel Acevedo, Heroin Conspiracy, Massachusetts 2013

Ariel Acevedo, a 36-year-old Springfield man, was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a heroin conspiracy.

According to court documents, on Feb. 18 and 19, 2012, Acevedo arranged for the sale of approximately 150 grams of heroin to another individual. The transaction was consensually monitored and recorded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

During the conversations, Acevedo discussed the quantities, pricing, and quality of the heroin. On Feb. 19, 2012, Acevedo met the individual on Chestnut Street in Springfield, and a few minutes later, Acevedo’s co-defendant, Jose Cruz arrived. Cruz provided the individual with a package containing 150 grams of heroin, and the individual provided Acevedo with $11,250 in cash, which Acevedo began to count.

The DEA then arrested both Acevedo and Cruz. In June 2013, Judge Michael A. Ponsor sentenced Cruz to five years in prison for his role in the offenses.

Acevedo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin in April 2013. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael A. Ponsor on yesterday to nine years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven H. Breslow of U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz’s Springfield Branch Office.

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; Mark Mastroianni, Hampden County District Attorney; and Commissioner William Fitchett of the Springfield Police Department, made the announcement today.

Acevedo arranged for the sale of approximately 150 grams of heroin to another individual on Feb. 18 and 19, 2012, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was sentenced to nine years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. He must also pay any applicable fines.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/springfield-man-sentenced-drug-conspiracy