BOSTON – Two men were arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019,
and charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
Steven Perez, of Lowell, and Anthony Holloway, of Methuen,
were arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent
to distribute fentanyl. Following an initial appearance in federal court in
Boston, Perez and Holloway were detained pending a detention and probable cause
hearing set for Dec. 19, 2019.
According to the charging documents, over the course of
several months, law enforcement investigated Perez and Holloway’s fentanyl
distribution operation. The men allegedly used an elderly housing complex run
by the Methuen Housing Authority to package drugs and conduct drug sales.
The charge of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with
intent to distribute fentanyl carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison,
at least three years of supervised release and a fine of $1 million. Sentences
are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing
Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Andrew Lelling; Joseph R.
Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
Boston Field Office; and Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon made the
announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip C. Cheng of Lelling’s Narcotics
and Money Laundering Unit is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are
allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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