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Dominican National Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

A Dorchester resident was sentenced in Boston federal court for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:19 a.m. ET
According to official court documents from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts released on August 11, 2026, Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, 28, a Dominican national unlawfully residing in Dorchester, Massachusetts, was to five years in prison followed by six years of supervised release. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani handed down the sentence for Andujar's role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, and he is subject to deportation upon completion of his prison term. The broader case remains open as court proceedings continue for a co-defendant. Official filings state that Andujar pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, three counts of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl, one count of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl and methamphetamine, and one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Law enforcement originally identified Andujar in November 2023 as a drug trafficker who distributed tens of thousands of pressed fentanyl tablets, powdered fentanyl, cocaine, and crystal methamphetamine to undercover officers. He was arrested in September 2024 alongside three co-conspirators, during which authorities seized 30,000 blue pressed fentanyl pills and 500 grams of powder fentanyl from Andujar and Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Guerrero Soto pleaded guilty in February 2025 and was in May 2025 to 30 months in prison. Co-conspirator Waner Bernabel Presinal was in June 2026 to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. Co-defendant Carlos Fabal pleaded guilty in October 2025 and is currently awaiting sentencing. Documents state Fabal was previously convicted in federal court in Boston in 2007 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and to 67 months in prison and five years of supervised release. United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and DEA Special Agent in Charge Jarod A. Forget announced the sentencing.

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