Dominican National Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking

 BOSTON – A Dominican national was arrested yesterday on charges of fentanyl trafficking.

Junior Baez Sanchez, 28, was indicted on two counts of distributing more than 40 grams of fentanyl. He was detained following an initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal pending a detention hearing scheduled for April 26, 2021.

According to the indictment, Baez Sanchez distributed more than 40 grams of fentanyl in Chelsea on June 2, 2020 and in Malden on July 15, 2020.

The charge of distributing more than 40 grams of fentanyl provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to 40 years in prison, a minimum of four years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell; Kelly D. Brady, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; and William S. Walker, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston made the announcement today. Special assistance was provided by the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office and Massachusetts State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Dell’Anno of Mendell’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.