Melvin Burgos, Cocaine Distribution, Massachusetts 2018

BOSTON – A Spencer man has been arrested and charged with cocaine distribution in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Melvin Burgos, 33, was charged by criminal complaint with possessing approximately one kilogram of cocaine with intent to distribute.

The alleged crime took place in late October 2018, when Burgos made arrangements to obtain cocaine, sell it, and then transport the proceeds to New York.

On November 1, 2018, law enforcement stopped the vehicle Burgos was driving and seized approximately one kilogram of cocaine.

The investigation also revealed that Burgos asked another individual to obtain a sample of pills containing fentanyl, which Burgos planned to provide to one of his partners.

Burgos allegedly stated that if the pills were of good quality, his partner would buy 1,000, and he contemplated earning up to $10,000 a month selling these pills.

However, Burgos also predicted that it was possible to go to jail without bail.

Burgos faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to 40 years in prison, a minimum of four years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $5 million.

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, made the announcement today.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police provided valuable assistance to the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Abely of Lelling’s Worcester Branch Office is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.