Denys Gonzalez Hernandez, Fentanyl Trafficking, Massachusetts 2026

BOSTON — A Lynn man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and firearm offenses in federal court in Boston.

Denys Gonzalez Hernandez, 33, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 28 grams or more of cocaine base and methamphetamine. The defendant also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for June 25, 2026.

Hernandez was indicted in March 2025, along with his alleged co-conspirator Lexus Perez.

During a February 2025 search of Perez and Gonzalez Hernandez’s shared apartment in Lynn, it is alleged that two loaded firearms, 465 grams of fentanyl, 34 grams of cocaine base (commonly known as crack cocaine) and 21 grams of methamphetamine were seized. Following the search, Gonzalez Hernandez was located and taken into custody.

During a search of his person, 16 baggies of cocaine and two baggies of fentanyl were found inside Gonzalez Hernandez’s sock.

The charge of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 28 grams or more of cocaine base and methamphetamine provides for a sentence of at least 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime supervised release and a fine of $10 million.

The charge of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking carries a sentence of at least five years consecutive to any other term of imprisonment.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker; and Christopher P. Reddy, Chief of the Lynn Police Department made the announcement today.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip C. Cheng of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the government to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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