Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

Melvin Cordero, 41, a Boston man, pleaded guilty today to a drug distribution offense involving fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue known as para-fluorofentanyl.

According to court documents, Cordero delivered 7,000 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl to an individual who was cooperating with federal law enforcement on March 15, 2022. The buy was part of a broader federal investigation into a drug-trafficking organization based in the Dominican Republic.

Cordero delivered the pills to the cooperator in Boston’s South End. Following the delivery, law enforcement arrested Cordero and charged him in November 2022.

During the investigation, law enforcement seized from Cordero a machine used for manufacturing counterfeit pills that he had attempted to sell to an undercover officer.

Cordero pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and p-fluorofentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns scheduled sentencing for Aug. 30, 2023.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel R. Feldman of U.S. Attorney Rachael S. Rollins’ Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit is prosecuting the case. Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, Brian D. Boyle, made the announcement today.

The charge of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and p-fluorofentanyl provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million.

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