Shavon Gurley, Counterfeit Pill Trafficking, Massachusetts 2024

BOSTON — Shavon Gurley, a 29-year-old Taunton man, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for selling over a kilogram of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine.

Gurley, who was identified as being involved in trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in conjunction with a Brockton-based drug trafficking organization, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun on [no specific date mentioned].

As part of the investigation, undercover law enforcement communicated with Gurley about purchasing methamphetamine pills between Aug. 2-5, 2024. On Aug. 5, 2024, Gurley sold 6,000 counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, weighing over a kilogram, to an undercover officer.

During the controlled purchase, Gurley stated that he sells kilograms of fentanyl for $30,000, and that the fentanyl is such high quality that it can be adulterated with cutting agents into 10 kilograms. He also boasted about selling a higher quality and purity fentanyl for $50,000, which can be adulterated into 50 kilograms.

Gurley has a lengthy juvenile record and criminal history that includes a number of prior firearm and violent offenses. In 2012, he was convicted of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon for attacking a man with a pistol and pointing the firearm at the victim’s head, for which he served a six to 10 year term in state prison.

During the execution of search warrants at Gurley’s residence and vehicle, law enforcement recovered a loaded black firearm, two posters depicting cherubim, a bag containing an amount of controlled substances believed to be fentanyl, as well as a number of plastic bags containing approximately 10,000 counterfeit Adderall pills believed to contain methamphetamine.

United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by Taunton Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip A. Mallard of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit prosecuted the case.

Gurley was identified as being involved in trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in conjunction with a Brockton-based drug trafficking organization. During the interaction, Gurley stated that he would drop the price per pill if the undercover officer were to buy 10,000 or 20,000 pills. Gurley continued to discuss his drug operation with the undercover officer and boasted about selling kilograms of fentanyl that his customers then go on to sell in Maine.

Gurley was on pretrial release for a domestic violence offense at the time of the sale. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip A. Mallard of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit. Defendant’s full name: Shavon Gurley, aka “Soo Soo”.

Defendant’s charges: Distribution and Possession with Intent to Distribute 500 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. City and State: Taunton, Massachusetts. Exact date: October 2024 (pleaded guilty).