A Dominican national, Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto, has admitted guilt in a case involving the trafficking of thousands of fentanyl pills. The 29-year-old entered a guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani has set his sentencing for May 12, 2025.
The charges against Guerrero Soto stem from an incident in September 2024 when he was implicated alongside three others. Court documents reveal that during that month, an undercover agent arranged to purchase 30,000 blue pressed fentanyl pills and 500 grams of powder fentanyl from Ernesto Andujar Echavarria. It is alleged that Andujar Echavarria agreed to supply the drugs the following day but informed the agent that an associate would handle the delivery.
Guerrero Soto reportedly met with the undercover agent and handed over a backpack containing a shoe box filled with blue pills and bags of brown powder. Upon arrest, Guerrero Soto was found carrying a Dominican identification card. The substances seized were confirmed to contain more than two kilograms of fentanyl.
While Guerrero Soto has pleaded guilty, Andujar Echavarria maintains his innocence and awaits trial.
The charges carry severe penalties including mandatory minimum sentences ranging from ten years to life imprisonment, at least five years of supervised release, and fines up to $10 million. Following any sentence served, deportation proceedings are expected for Guerrero Soto. Sentencing decisions will be made by a federal district court judge based on U.S. Sentencing Guidelines among other factors.
This development was announced by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley alongside Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Pohl is leading the prosecution effort.
It is important to note that all remaining defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in court.