A Massachusetts man has been sentenced in federal court for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization that operated between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced that Osvaldo Soto Jimenez, 30, received a sentence of 46 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Soto Jimenez was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in August 2024. He is the eighth individual out of 21 charged in connection with this drug trafficking organization to be sentenced.
U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young stated, "As the manager of the dispatch operation that arranged the purchases and deliveries of fentanyl and cocaine, the defendant enabled this organization to traffic dangerous narcotics from Massachusetts and into our communities." She added, "The defendant will now face the consequences of his criminal conduct by serving 46 months in federal prison."
Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, remarked on Soto Jimenez's role: “Osvaldo Soto Jimenez took part in a conspiracy led by his father that saw vast amounts of deadly fentanyl and cocaine brought here to Manchester, with no regard for the harm he caused in this community.” Cohen called the sentencing "a win for the FBI and all our partners as we work together to get dangerous drugs and criminals off the street."
Acting Special Agent in Charge Stephen Belleau from DEA's New England Field Division commented on the broader impact: “Fentanyl and cocaine are causing tremendous damage to our communities in New Hampshire... The DEA will continue to work each day alongside our law enforcement partners to identify and investigate those who are responsible for distributing deadly drugs.”
The drug trafficking operation utilized a dispatch system where customers would call a phone line managed by Soto Jimenez. He coordinated runners who conducted drug sales at predetermined locations on multiple occasions; he also personally delivered drugs twice. A search revealed $15,000, drug ledgers, firearms at his residence, and approximately 94 grams of fentanyl along with 196 grams of crack cocaine packaged for distribution found in a vehicle used by him.
The investigation was spearheaded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration with support from Manchester Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Aaron Gingrande and Jarad Hodes are prosecuting.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations through collaborative efforts across agencies.