Lynn brothers Maurice Bennett and Meliek Bennett pleaded guilty to coordinating the distribution of cocaine, counterfeit pills, and other controlled substances across the North Shore.
Maurice Bennett, 38, and Meliek Bennett, 29, both pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances on Tuesday.
The defendants were charged and arrested in May. An investigation intercepted “numerous text messages” between Maurice and Meliek, where they allegedly “coordinated the distribution of drugs including cocaine, prescription medication, counterfeit pills and marijuana.”
The brothers also reportedly “discussed sharing drug customers, sharing drug supplies, paying Meliek’s drug debts and making a trip to New Hampshire to sell controlled substances together,” during these text exchanges.
The District Massachusetts Department of Justice provided a statement describing further findings of the investigation.
“In September 2024, a recorded conversation was obtained where Meliek described intending to use a silenced pistol to shoot up the residence of a drug supplier and potentially murder the drug supplier to whom he owed a drug debt – after the supplier had beaten up Meliek,” the statement read.
“Shortly thereafter, a search warrant was executed at Meliek Bennett’s residence in Lynn, where fentanyl tablets, oxycodone, gabapentin and marijuana, as well as a .22 caliber pistol with a threaded barrel and ammunition were discovered,” it continued.
According to the District Massachusetts Department of Justice, Maurice Bennett has prior convictions for carrying firearms and violent crimes, and was identified as being a member of the Bloods street gang in Lynn.
The current case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Philip A. Mallard and David Cutshall of the Massachusetts Organized Crime & Gang Unit. Assistance was provided by the Lynn Police and Massachusetts Department of Corrections.
The sentencing for both brothers has been scheduled for Nov. 3, 2025 by U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy.
