Daniel Barbosa, Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy, Massachusetts 2021

BOSTON – A Rhode Island man has been sentenced for his involvement in a fentanyl and cocaine distribution conspiracy in the greater Boston area.

Daniel Barbosa, 26, of Pawtucket, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to one year in prison and three years of supervised release.

According to the charges, Barbosa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and cocaine on May 12, 2021.

The charge arises from Barbosa’s delivery of a substance containing fentanyl in October 2017. Barbosa was charged as part of an investigation into a drug trafficking organization distributing large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and other controlled substances in the greater Boston area.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Corey Steinberg and John Mulcahy of Mendell’s Criminal Division prosecuted the case. Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Boston Police Acting Commissioner Gregory Long made the announcement.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The remaining defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Daniel Barbosa was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and cocaine. His sentencing took place on an unknown date. Barbosa was sentenced to 1 year in prison and 3 years of supervised release. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Corey Steinberg and John Mulcahy. The investigation was a joint effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Boston Police Department.

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