Boston, Massachusetts
A Mexican national, 39, has pleaded guilty to his role in a cocaine and money laundering conspiracy in Massachusetts.
Eber Alain Estrada Palafox, also known as ‘Doctor’, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Palafox conspired with a ring of Massachusetts-based individuals to traffic cocaine and heroin from Mexico, through California, to Massachusetts and into New England over a two-year period.
Palafox and his co-conspirators also conspired to import at least one kilogram of heroin (which turned out to be pure fentanyl) from sources in Mexico.
Palafox also admitted to conspiring to use a co-conspirator’s auto dealership, State Line Auto Sales, LLC, in Enfield, Connecticut, to commit money laundering by wiring drug proceeds to his mother in Mexico.
The charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine provides for a sentence of no less than 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10,000,000.
The charge of money laundering conspiracy provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $500,000.
Eber Alain Estrada Palafox, also known as ‘Doctor’, is subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of an imposed sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Merck of the Springfield Office is prosecuting the case.
U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for September 4, 2025.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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