A Dominican citizen has landed in hot water for his role in a Massachusetts-based heroin trafficking organization.
Santo Rodolfo Garcia Mendez, 33, a resident of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for participating in a heroin trafficking conspiracy.
Between April 2016 and September 2016, Garcia Mendez delivered heroin to runners who distributed the drugs to customers of the Lawrence-based drug trafficking organization.
Garcia Mendez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with the intent to distribute, heroin on November 1, 2017.
Following his release from prison, he faces likely deportation to the Dominican Republic.
"The law enforcement community in New Hampshire is working together each day to stop the deadly flow of heroin and other drugs into the Granite State," said U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray. "Those who seek to profit from the selling these deadly drugs in our state will be prosecuted aggressively."
According to the investigation, Garcia Mendez was part of a larger group of individuals involved in heroin trafficking. Alberto Guerrero Marte, 38, was sentenced to 15 years, Toribio Guerrero Marte, 34, was sentenced to 10 years, Jose De La Altagracia Pimentel Lara, 26, was sentenced to 63 months, Allan Raymond Pimentel, 22, was sentenced to 57 months, Wilkin Andres Beltre Arias, 39, was sentenced to 54 months, Maria Miguelina Lara, 33, was sentenced to 36 months, Allison DeJesus, 19, was sentenced to five years of probation, and Jonaly DeJesus, 22, was sentenced to time served and five years of supervised release. In a related case, Mark Gagnon, 54, of Candia, was sentenced to 48 months. Michell DeJesus, 34, is awaiting sentencing.
The investigation and prosecution of this defendant were part of a DEA effort to address heroin distribution in New Hampshire.
The case was investigated by the DEA; Homeland Security Investigations; the Massachusetts State Police; the Haverhill Police Department; the United States Marshals Service; the New Hampshire State Police; the Manchester Police Department; the Lawrence Police Department; the Lowell Police Department, the Methuen Police Department, and the Hillsborough County Drug Task Force.
The case was supported by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).
This matter was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald A. Feith.
Key Facts
- State: New Hampshire
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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