Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Running Drug Pipeline Through Harvard Via

A Boston man, Lennon Carrasco, 38, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy charges for his involvement in a drug ring that shipped dangerous substances, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, through the mail -- some landed on the illustrious Harvard University, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Carrasco's admission in the federal courthouse acknowledged his part in a scheme running drugs through FedEx, distributing them around the Boston area, including the hallowed halls of Harvard, a package containing a kilo each of fentanyl and cocaine was intercepted by authorities at a campus lab back in 2019, acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy announced.

As part of an undercover operation that unearthed the illicit activities, Carrasco, once a FedEx driver, was spotted passing off packages to his co-conspirator Dorian Rojas, who previously drove for FedEx and is now serving a 10-year sentence after his guilty plea in October 2022 for his role in the drug distribution conspiracy.

The verdict's not yet in for Carrasco, whose sentencing is slated for June 27, 2024, he could be looking at a two-decade stay behind bars, along with a potential million-dollar fine and between three years to a lifetime of supervised release, the Department of Justice stated.

This case is a part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces operation, which aims to target and dismantle high-level criminal organizations through a collaborative approach involving multiple agencies, as detailed on the OCDETF's website.