BOSTON, MA – Brevin Dossantos-Wellington, 27, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol and drug trafficking charges in federal court in Boston.
The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop on May 5, 2024, where law enforcement found a loaded Springfield Armory XD-9 9mm pistol, along with 8 baggies of cocaine base, methamphetamine, and oxycodone in Dossantos-Wellington’s pants.
Dossantos-Wellington recently completed a sentence for a prior federal drug trafficking conviction and is therefore prohibited from possessing firearms.
The charge of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. The charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, methamphetamine, and oxycodone provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a fine of $1,000,000.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the announcement.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John T. Dawley of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case. U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young scheduled sentencing for September 15, 2025.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime.
Brevin Dossantos-Wellington’s exact criminal charges include being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, methamphetamine, and oxycodone.
The defendant is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a prior federal drug trafficking conviction.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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