Deiby Victoria Led Heroin-Fentanyl Ring

BOSTON — Deiby Victoria, the alleged ringleader of a sprawling narcotics network, was indicted today along with 19 others for flooding Massachusetts and Rhode Island with heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine sourced from Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Federal agents executed a series of predawn raids, seizing approximately 8 kilograms of heroin, multiple firearms, and roughly $500,000 in cash, luxury vehicles, and Rolex watches. One additional suspect was arrested on state charges tied to 220 grams of cocaine.

The arrests, carried out by federal and local law enforcement, mark the culmination of a multi-year investigation that began in February 2016. Authorities allege Victoria operated a wholesale distribution ring that bypassed street-level dealing, instead supplying bulk narcotics to mid-level distributors across the greater Boston and Providence areas. The operation relied on couriers, stash houses, and a deceptive front: a used car business in Dorchester where drugs were stashed in vehicles and buyers were directed post-payment.

Named in the federal criminal complaint are: Deiby Victoria; Starling Bladmil Gonzalez, a/k/a “Bladi”; Domingo Depena Vega; Isidro Perez Montero; Charles Torres, a/k/a Daniel Bautista, a/k/a “Leo”; Ramon Arias, a/k/a “Mon”; Vinicio Baez; Julio Diaz, a/k/a “Alex Menan”; Jefferson Rodrigzuez; Jesus Sepulveda, a/k/a “Juan Carlos”; Santo Santana, a/k/a “El Viejo”; Jose Alamo, a/k/a “Necio”; Gilberto Torres, a/k/a “Julian”; Wellington Osnel Soto Aguasviva; Friman Gonzalez, a/k/a “Gordo”; Johan Montanez Pizzaro, a/k/a “Rubio”; Felix Salas Diaz; Amable Diaz, a/k/a “Nene”; Wilfredo Santana, a/k/a “Menor”; and Hamlet Mendez Nova, a/k/a “Janle”.

Two fugitives remain at large: Angela Cordero, of New York, NY, and Carlos Cuevas, whose residence is unknown. Both are charged in separate indictments with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin. Meanwhile, Euclides H. Lopes, of Lynn, was arraigned this afternoon on state charges of trafficking 200 grams or more of cocaine and is being held on $100,000 cash bail.

Starling Bladmil Gonzalez, also known as “Bladi,” is Victoria’s brother-in-law and alleged partner in the operation. Intercepted conversations reveal the pair discussing drug shipments, debt collection from customers, and payments to foreign suppliers. On October 6, 2016, three kilograms of heroin supplied by Isidro Perez Montero were seized from Victoria. In calls afterward, Montero warned that the drugs belonged to “people [who were] very dangerous,” later identified as Mexican drug distributors.

Earlier seizures during the investigation included one kilogram of heroin taken from Angela Cordero on June 9, 2016. She acted as a courier for the New York-based supply chain feeding Victoria’s network. The DOJ says Victoria’s crew employed multiple associates to distribute narcotics and launder proceeds through international channels. The used car business in Dorchester has been seized, along with all assets tied to the trafficking ring. All defendants face federal drug conspiracy charges carrying severe mandatory minimum sentences.