Local Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
A Brockton man has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking ring in the Brockton area.
Edson Gomes, 20, a/k/a “E,” was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young on June 21, 2017, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Gomes was arrested in April 2016, along with Luis DaCosta and Gilvan Monteiro, and was charged in a criminal complaint. In May 2016, they and four others were indicted on drug and firearm-related charges.
According to court documents, Gomes and his co-defendants sold fentanyl in the Brockton area between December 2015 to March 2016, and shared several of the same customers. In instances where Monteiro was out of fentanyl, he would direct his customers to purchase from Gomes.
On February 10, 2016, Gomes conducted a drug deal with co-defendant Gabriel Nieves, and then mistakenly left his gun in Nieves’ car. Law enforcement seized the firearm when Nieves was stopped and arrested. Five days later, Gomes tried to obtain a replacement gun.
Gomes has a violent criminal history, having been charged with assault and battery at age 15 and arrested twice on drug possession charges at age 17. He currently has three pending cases against him.
DaCosta was sentenced to 106 months in federal prison in May 2017. Monteiro pleaded guilty in federal court in January 2017 and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 10, 2017.
Gomes was prohibited from associating with his co-conspirators and certain Brockton gang members during his three years of supervised release. He is also prohibited from being in the City of Brockton.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Glenn A. MacKinlay and Timothy Moran of Weinreb’s Organized Crime and Gang Unit.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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