Reynaldo Sanchez, Coxaine and Oxycodone Trafficking, Massachusetts 2015

BOSTON – A former Lawrence public school aide has been sentenced to prison time for his role in a narcotics and money laundering organization operating in the Boston area.

Reynaldo Sanchez, 26, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Sanchez arranged to purchase 10–15 kilograms of cocaine for $33,000 per kilogram from undercover federal agents in August 2015. In March 2016, he sought to purchase what he believed were 4,000 oxycodone pills for $12 per pill from an undercover agent posing as a drug courier.

At the time of his arrest, Sanchez was carrying $48,000 in cash in a duffle bag and on his person. After executing a search warrant at Sanchez’s residence, agents recovered approximately 2.2 kilograms of cocaine.

The charge of attempted possession with intent to distribute oxycodone provides for a sentence of no more than 20 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $1 million.

The charge of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and no greater than 40 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of $5 million.

Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb announced the guilty plea, along with Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, Boston Field Office, and Colonel Richard D. McKeon, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police.

Sentencing is slated for September 8, 2017, for Sanchez, who faces a lengthy prison sentence for his role in the narcotics trafficking organization.

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