Federal undercover work has landed a Webster man a long stretch behind bars after a series of crystal meth deliveries in Everett and Worcester. Giang Tran, 36, of Webster was sentenced last Friday, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after prosecutors said he delivered or arranged roughly 1 kilogram of crystal meth to undercover officers. Authorities say three controlled transactions took place in January 2025: a Jan. 2 handoff at a commercial plaza in Everett, followed by two Worcester deliveries on Jan. 8 and Jan. 21. The case was prosecuted out of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts in federal court in Worcester.
Plea and timeline
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, Tran pleaded guilty on Jan. 23, 2026, to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances (involving 50 grams or more of methamphetamine) and to distribution of methamphetamine. The office says Tran was indicted on June 10, 2025, and that undercover agents posed as a cooperating witness to arrange the transactions. Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel R. Feldman of the Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case, the release adds.
Sentence handed down in Worcester
Boston 25 reported that U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said in a statement that Tran was sentenced May 8 in federal court in Worcester to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman imposed the term, according to court records. The report did not identify any statements from Tran or his attorneys.
What prosecutors say about the deliveries
The U.S. Attorney's release says a cooperating witness told law enforcement in December 2024 that Tran was the supplier of pounds of crystal methamphetamine and that Tran agreed to three undercover deliveries in January 2025. It says Tran personally delivered drugs on Jan. 2, 2025, at a commercial plaza in Everett and sent an associate for the Jan. 8 and Jan. 21 Worcester drop-offs, totaling about one kilogram. Prosecutors note that the conspiracy charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life imprisonment, along with significant fines and supervised-release terms.
How this fits the wider enforcement effort
Federal and state law enforcement have stepped up work against meth and counterfeit-pill manufacturing across Massachusetts and the wider New England region, with recent seizures and arrests tied to pill presses and multi‑pound meth caches. A DEA New England release detailed operations earlier this year that recovered tens of thousands of counterfeit pills and roughly 30 pounds of crystal meth in raids across Middlesex and Suffolk counties, underscoring the regional scope of the problem. Local officials say those investigations typically rely on multiagency task forces and undercover buys to dismantle supply chains.
