Cordell Miller, Cocaine and Firearms Trafficking, Massachusetts 2025
Haverhill Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Cocaine and Firearms TraffickingA Haverhill man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking cocaine and illegal firearms in and around the Boston area.
Cordell Miller, 29, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 42 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Miller pleaded guilty in February 2025 to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, aiding and abetting and one count of trafficking in firearms and conspiracy to do so.
Miller was identified as a firearms and ammunition trafficker in the metro Boston area. In August 2023, Miller arranged for the sale of distribution weight cocaine and several firearms to a cooperating witness. Prior to his arrest in November 2023, Miller and co-conspirator Alan Robinson facilitated the sale of four separate firearms: an AR-15 “ghost gun” rifle; a Polymer 80 “ghost gun” pistol; a HIPOINT 9mm rifle; and a Ruger .38 caliber pistol.
In April 2025, Robinson was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Co-conspirator Malcolm Desir was sentenced on June 18, 2025, to seven years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, with the first year to be served in home detention.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, Scott Riordan, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Division, and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. Goldworm of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
Mandatory Facts:
- Defendant: Cordell Miller
- Criminal Charges: Distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, aiding and abetting; trafficking in firearms and conspiracy to do so
- City and State: Haverhill, Massachusetts
- Date: February 2025 (plea), November 2023 (arrest)
- Sentence: 42 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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