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Ramon Silvelo-Miles Sentenced to 10 Years for Firearm and Drug Offenses

BOSTON – In a shocking turn of events, Ramon Silvelo-Miles, a 34-year-old Haverhill man with multiple prior felony convictions, including manslaughter, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a loaded firearm and drugs intended for distribution.

On February 2024, Silvelo-Miles pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

The arrest occurred in the early morning hours of Sept. 20, 2021, when Silvelo-Miles was stopped by law enforcement for driving erratically on Route 24 in West Bridgewater. Field sobriety tests administered on-site indicated that Silvelo-Miles was too impaired to drive.

During a subsequent search of his car, over 200 grams of cocaine and 9 grams of fentanyl packaged in 51 small, clear plastic bags in a small backpack inside the glove compartment were found. Hidden inside a black sock with the drugs was a Raven Arms MP-25 .25 caliber pistol. The gun was loaded with one bullet in the chamber and five bullets in the magazine.

Silvelo-Miles is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to multiple prior felony convictions, including a 2014 conviction for manslaughter.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Wyshak, III of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The sentencing is a major blow to the community, and serves as a reminder of the consequences of engaging in firearm and drug-related crimes.