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Kerry Charlotin and Shaquylle Burden, two Massachusetts men, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl in the greater Boston area. The duo was busted after a series of controlled purchases in Brookline and Boston, where they sold fentanyl to undercover law enforcement in October and December 2025. Charlotin, 36, and Burden, 31, were arrested in December 2025 and remain detained in federal custody pending sentencing.
According to the investigation, Charlotin and Burden were actively selling fentanyl in the Boston area since at least June 2025. Charlotin was on federal supervised release for a 2020 conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, for which he was sentenced to five years in prison. The investigation also revealed that one firearm was found in Burden’s Roslindale residence at the time of his arrest.
The charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled Charlotin’s sentencing for October 26, 2026, and Burden’s sentencing for October 19, 2026.
The case was announced by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Boston, and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox. The FBI’s Columbia Field Office in South Carolina provided valuable assistance in the investigation.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: Massachusetts
- Location: MA
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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