Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy
Friday, May 16, 2025, 8:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
BOSTON, MA.- A Worcester, Massachusetts, man will be facing up to 40 years in federal prison when sentenced after pleading guilty on Tuesday to his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Hector Torres, 33, of Worcester, Massachusetts, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to one count of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 500 Grams or More of Cocaine; and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine.
Torres Faces Up To 40 Years In Federal Prison
Following entering his guilty plea on Tuesday, Judge Guzman accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for August 26, 2025. At that time, Torres, on both charges, faces up to 40 years in federal prison, at least four years of supervised release, and up to $5 million in fines. When sentenced, a U.S. District Court Judge will determine Torres’ term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offenses and his prior criminal history.
According to U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley and charging information unsealed in the November 2023 federal indictment, beginning in or about June 2022, a package sent from Puerto Rico to Worcester, Massachusetts, was intercepted by federal investigators and was found to contain around 6.5 kilograms of cocaine. On June 21, 2022, law enforcement investigators conducted a controlled delivery of the package.
While accepting the package, Torres apologized to the undercover investigator for not being there earlier, took delivery of the package, and set it on the ground in order to sign for the delivery. When investigators attempted to arrest Torres, he fled on foot and was quickly apprehended and formally charged.
