LYNN – A Lynn man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Boston for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking organization (DTO) on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
Deiby Felix, 41, of Lynn, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release.
In November 2023, millions of doses of fentanyl- and methamphetamine-laced pills and powder, with street value estimated to be over $7 million, were seized from a stash location and clandestine laboratory used by the organization.
In February, Felix pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to manufacture and distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, as well as other controlled substances. He also pleaded guilty to one county of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Felix was arrested and charged along with Emilio Garcia and Sebastien Bejin in November 2023. In July 2023, an investigation into an overdose death in Salem led investigators to a DTO led by Felix, Bejin and Garcia.
On Nov. 1, 2023, searches were conducted at four locations in Lynn that resulted in what is believed to be one of the largest single-location seizures of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Massachusetts and the region.
The seizure included 9 kilograms (20 pounds) of pink, heart shaped fentanyl-laced pills that were pressed to look like candy. Additional narcotics and five firearms were also seized. During the course of the investigation, over 75 kilograms (198 pounds) of fentanyl and methamphetamine were seized, along with multiple additional kilograms of cocaine and dozens of kilograms of cutting agents, including xylazine, used to adulterate controlled substances.
In total, an estimated 8 million individual doses of fentanyl- and methamphetamine-laced pills and powder was seized. The street value is believed to be upwards of $8 million.
Searches of Felix’s residence resulted in the seizure of more than 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) of pressed pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl, a firearm and a clandestine drug laboratory that had been built into a small room in the basement. Multiple industrial pill presses, mixing equipment and other manufacturing paraphernalia and equipment were also recovered.
Bejin was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Garcia was sentenced in May to 18 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release.
Leah B. Foley, United States attorney; Ted E. Docks, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Boston; Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; and Paul F. Tucker, Essex County district attorney made the announcement Wednesday.
Valuable assistance was provided by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and the Lynn, Lynnfield and Salem Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip A. Mallard of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit prosecuted the case.
