BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today to drug trafficking activities involving over 200 pressed fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone.
Diamondez Pierre, 24, pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for July 22, 2022. Pierre was indicted in October 2020 and subsequently charged by a superseding Information on March 8, 2022.
On Aug. 8, 2020, law enforcement stopped Pierre in his vehicle on Pleasant Street in Brockton. A search of Pierre’s vehicle recovered a backpack that contained 204 blue pressed fentanyl pills, disguised as “Perc 30” oxycodone pills, intended for distribution. A loaded firearm was also located in the motor vehicle.
The charge of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl provides for 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 statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins; James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Brockton Police Acting Chief Steve Williamson made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney John T. Dawley Jr. of Rollins’ Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.