Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Managing New England Drug Trafficking Organization

Sunday, May 11, 2025, 8:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

CONCORD, NH.- A 50-year-old Boston, Massachusetts, man, who was the leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization will be facing up to 20 years in federal prison when sentenced after pleading guilty on Tuesday for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl and crack cocaine throughout the Manchester, New Hampshire, area.

     According to Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Flemin Soto Baez, 50, of Boston, Massachusetts, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, specifically, Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine.

     Following entering his guilty plea on Tuesday, Judge Elliott accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for August 13, 2025. At that time, Baez faces up to 20 years in federal prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million. At sentencing, a U.S. District Court Judge will determine the term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offense and Baez’s prior criminal history.

     Baez was initially charged with conspiracy on April 26, 2023, along with 20 other individuals in the drug trafficking conspiracy. Baez is the 15th defendant in the conspiracy to plead guilty to date.

Baez Admits To Setting Up Drug Sales

     During Tuesday’s plea allocution, Baez admitted that he was the leader of a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization that was responsible for distributing large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in the District of New Hampshire, specifically in and around the Manchester area, between September 2019 and April 2023. The organization was run like a business, operating “dispatch” telephone lines where customers could call in and order drugs.

     Baez further admitted to operating the dispatch line and coordinating purchases. After taking the order, Baez would send runners to meet customers to conduct hand-to-hand exchanges of drugs for money, usually in the runner’s vehicle. On fourteen separate occasions between July 14, 2022, and March 2, 2023, Baez sent a runner to deliver crack cocaine to drug customers in Manchester, New Hampshire.

     The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case with the assistance of the Manchester Police Department.