A Barnstable man has been sentenced to over two years in prison on charges related to drug possession and distribution. John Kirk Costello, 45, originally from Milton, received a sentence of 30 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. This decision was made by U.S. District Court Senior Judge William G. Young.
Costello pleaded guilty on July 11, 2024, to several charges: one count of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
The case against Costello began when he sold approximately 1,000 counterfeit Adderall pills laced with methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer on January 13, 2021. A subsequent search of his home in November 2021 uncovered a significant amount of drugs: around 264 grams of high-purity methamphetamine; about six kilograms of lower-purity methamphetamine; roughly 2,472 counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine; and approximately 1,707 counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England announced the sentencing. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Tolkoff from the Criminal Division.
