Saugus man sentenced on drug charges

SALEM – A Saugus man who admitted participating in a drug trafficking ring in which large amounts of OxyCodone, OxyContin and Ecstasy were sold from a Lynnfield-based home received three to five years in state prison to be followed by two years of probation.Vincent R. Migliore, 27, now of Saugus living with his parents, formerly of 125 Chestnut St., Everett, was allowed to change his plea of innocent to guilty Friday afternoon in Salem Superior Court to a reduced charge of possession of OxyCodone with the intent to distribute as well as conspiracy to violate the drug laws and distribution of Ecstasy.Migliore had initially been charged with trafficking over 28 grams of OxyCodone. His confession spared him a mandatory seven-year prison term on that one indictment.The plea was the result of negotiations reached by Assistant District Attorney Melissa Woodard and defense lawyer Richard C. Chambers Jr.Judge Howard J. Whitehead did the sentencing in accordance with the plea recommendation.The charges arise out of several incidents which initially began in October of 2009 by federal, state and local authorities who began investigating large amounts of the drugs being sold in the North Shore area.By December, following the three-month investigation, a series of drug sales to undercover police officers had been transacted.On Oct. 13, 2009 a transaction for 100 Ecstasy pills were sold in Lynnfield from the Bostonville Grill parking lot to an undercover officer for $800.Police surveillance was established in which a red pick-up truck driven by Migliore and Ryan Caverly, 33, of Lynnfield, as a passenger, appeared and transacted the deal.Caverly, of 375 Broadway, #2, bragged to the undercover officer about how he was selling 200 of the illegal pills a day, that he had no driver’s license and Migliore was his driver.Authorities observed Migliore pick up Caverly at his home, where he and his girlfriend, Adrianna D’Alleva, 20, were living together at the time.On Dec. 14 a deal was set up in which authorities saw Migliore arrive at the Broadway apartment, exit with Caverly and drive to a Mercedes-Benz dealership on Broadway and conducted drug sales.Then on Dec. 21 police executed a search warrant at the Lynnfield residence where a small amount of pills, marijuana, a drug ledger and approximately $32,000 in cash was seized.Migliore was stopped later on a road leading to the Lynnfield Commons. During a pat frisk, police seized 399 OxyCodone tablets and eight OxyContin pills from his person.Police estimate a total of 800 Oxycodone pills and 100 Ecstasy pills valued at $12,850 were transacted during the drug sales.In asking the judge to adopt the recommendation, Woodard said the recommendation was based on the “facts” and Migliore’s lack of record.Chambers acknowledged his client has no record, while explaining that he felt Caverly “took advantage of his client because he had a drug habit and a license.”He pointed out that Migliore never was captured on surveillance doing any controlled buys as he emphasized that the penalty requested was “fair and just.”I think this is a very thoughtful disposition,” Whitehead noted from the bench as he handed down the punishment.While on probation, Migliore will be evaluated for alcohol and drug counseling and treatment as deemed necessary with random screenings.The judge credited him the seven days he spent in jail in lieu of bail.Charges against Caverly and D’Alleva still remain open after pleading innocent. They are scheduled back in court next week.