Fourteen Defendants Indicted in Connection with a Lawrence-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

Fourteen Defendants Indicted in Connection with a Lawrence-Based
Drug Trafficking Organization

CONCORD - Fourteen defendants have been indicted and eleven have been arrested in connection with a Lawrence-based organization trafficking fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S Attorney Jane Young announces.

Beginning on October 23, 2024, through October 31, 2024, law enforcement officers arrested the defendants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts on charges of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, namely, fentanyl. The defendants began appearing in federal court last week.

The following defendants have been indicted in connection with this drug trafficking organization:

1. Franly Herrera-Herrera, age 24, of Methuen, MA; he is in federal custody.
2. Yoefferman Robles Soto, age 22, of Boston, MA; he is in federal custody.
3. Jose Herrera, age 22, of Lawrence, MA; he is in federal custody.
4. Daniel Mendez Ubri, age 25, of Lawrence, MA; he was released on conditions of supervision.
5. Wayestar Concepcion, age 55, of Lawrence, MA; he is in federal custody.
6. Andri Pimental Arias, age 21, of Lawrence, MA; he is in federal custody.
7. Alexander German, age 27, of Lawrence, MA; he is in federal custody.
8. Joseph Post, age 36, of Billerica, MA; he is in state custody on unrelated charges.
9. Bruce Wells, age 36, of Colebrook; he is in federal custody.
10. Brexton Boudle, age 41, of Colebrook; he is in federal custody.
11. Michael Savard, age 39, of Strafford; he is in federal custody.
12. Trenton Murphy, age 26, of Kittery, ME; he is in federal custody.
13. Jade Markham, age 27, of Concord; she has not yet been arrested.
14. Hope Cassin, age 33, of Pembroke; she has not yet been arrested.

The charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. Franly Herrera-Herrera and Yoefferman Robles Soto are facing mandatory minimum penalties of 10 years imprisonment based on their involvement in the conspiracy. 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.

The Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation. The Colebrook Police Department, the Berlin Police Department, the Nashua Police Department, the Manchester Police Department, the Bedford Police Department, the Hudson Police Department, the Salem Police Department, the New Hampshire State Police, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department, the Berwick, ME Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police, the Boston Police Department, the Lawrence Police Department, and the Methuen Police Department provided valuable assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Cherniske is prosecuting the case.

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

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

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