BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for drug conspiracy charges.
Trea Lankford, a/k/a “Montana,” a/k/a “Heffna Boss Don,” a/k/a “Tre Cain,” 34, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to eight years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release.
Lankford pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances in October 2025. The sentence comes after a multi-year investigation into H Block, which began in 2021 in response to an uptick in gang-related drug trafficking, shootings and violence.
According to court documents, over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper were seized during the investigation.
Lankford was one of 10 H-Block gang members and associates charged in August 2024 following the investigation. The H Block Street Gang is one of the most feared and influential city-wide gangs in Boston, originally formed in the 1980s as the Humboldt Raiders in the Roxbury section of Boston, and re-emerged in the 2000s as H Block.
Current members of H Block have a history of violent confrontation with law enforcement, including an incident in 2015 when a member shot a Boston Police officer at point blank range without warning or provocation.
Lankford, a long-time H Block gang member, participated in a conspiracy to distribute various controlled substances, including fentanyl, powdered cocaine and cocaine base (crack), from 2022 through 2023.
He conducted drug deals on various dates with an undercover officer, often accompanied by co-conspirators. United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, Jarod A. Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, and others announced the sentence.
The investigation was supported by the Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Department of Corrections, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and several local police departments.
Assistant United States Attorney John T. Dawley of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit prosecuted the case along with Jeremy Franker of the Justice Department’s Violent Crime & Racketeering Section.
This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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