Boston Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Possession

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal courtroom in Boston for possessing almost 500 grams of fentanyl meant for distribution.

Juan Gabriel Bautista Vargas, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Courtroom Decide Rya W. Zobel to at least one 12 months and sooner or later jail and three years of supervised launch. The federal government beneficial a sentence of 37 months in jail. On March 31, 2022, Bautista pleaded responsible to at least one rely of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or extra of fentanyl.

In February 2021, investigators coordinated a managed buy of a half-kilogram of fentanyl from a provider, to be delivered to a lodge in Boston. Bautista arrived on the assembly location to ship the medicine, and was present in possession of roughly 498.4 grams of fentanyl packaged in a heat-sealed bag.

United States Lawyer Rachael S. Rollins and Brian D. Boyle, Particular Agent in Cost of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Area Division made the announcement as we speak. The Boston Police Division supplied crucial help within the investigation of this case. Assistant U.S. Lawyer Lauren A. Graber of Rollins’ Prison Division prosecuted the case.