Man Indicted on Drug Charges After $20,000 of Heroin Found in Mail
A man who authorities said picked up a package containing $20,000 worth of heroin shipped from Guatemala to a Waltham convenience store was indicted on trafficking and drug conspiracy charges Friday.
Darvin Estrada, 26, of Waltham was allegedly seen retrieving a package containing about 200 grams of heroin by undercover agents. The package was intercepted in Miami by Customers and Border Protection and transported to its final destination as part of a sting operation, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
“This incident is another example of the mail service being used to transport heroin and other controlled substances,’’ District Attorney Marian Ryan wrote in a statement. “This alleged behavior illustrates the way in which the movement of large quantities of controlled substances has become a business and how those involved are increasingly using a ‘hands off’ economical means of transport. The investigation into this choice for drug trafficking reflects how we must come at the overdose problem from many directions, including prosecuting those who are profiting, treating those who are addicted, and collaborating on education and prevention programs.’’
No phone number or other contact information for Estrada was publicly available.
Estrada is scheduled to be arraigned on April 2 in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn.
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