Worcester Man Sentenced For Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges

Friday, April 11, 2025, 6:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

BOSTON, MA.- On Tuesday, a 47-year-old Worcester, Massachusetts, man learned he would be spending nearly the next decade in federal prison for attempting to distribute nearly six kilograms of cocaine into the Boston, Massachusetts, area.

     According to U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Luis Torres, 47, of Worcester, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 96 months in federal prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release for his previously entered guilty plea to federal narcotics offenses.

In June 2024, Torres Pleads Guilty To Two Charges

     In June 2024, Torres appeared in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, and pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute 500 Grams or More of Cocaine; and one count of Use of a Communication Facility to Facilitate a Drug Crime. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Guzman ordered Torres to forfeit $26,480 in cash found in his possession at the time of his arrest.

     According to charging documents filed with the District Court, Torres conspired with others to coordinate the delivery of a package that was shipped from Puerto Rico known to contain around four to six kilograms of cocaine and take possession of the cocaine with the intent to later distribute the illicit controlled substance.

     In June 2022, law enforcement investigators intercepted the package. During the investigation, investigators executed a controlled delivery of the package, during which another individual accepted the delivery of the package containing the cocaine while Torres sat in a nearby motor vehicle. At that time, Torres was immediately taken into custody. During his arrest, investigators found $26,480 in U.S. currency on his person.