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Gang-Affiliated Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl into Maine

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine
Jervis Almanzar is a known and admitted member of the Trinitarios gang

PORTLAND, Maine: A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Jervis Almanzar, 20, to 60 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release. Almanzar pleaded guilty on August 28, 2024.

According to court records, in January 2023, a confidential source arranged to buy fentanyl from an FBI target and agreed on a location in Maine to conduct the transaction. The source purchased a total of approximately 300 grams of fentanyl over two transactions, and Almanzar delivered the drugs each time. Almanzar is a known and admitted Trinitarios gang member.

The FBI investigated the case with assistance from the Augusta Police Department.

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces: 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.

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Contact

Noah Falk, Assistant United States Attorney (Tel: 207-780-3257)

Updated January 30, 2025

Topic
Drug Trafficking