A Salvadoran national associated with the 18th Street Gang has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl in the Boston area. Orlando Mancia, also known as Intruso, age 22, who was unlawfully residing in Everett, Massachusetts, admitted to distributing and possessing with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Senior Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV has scheduled sentencing for November 18, 2025.
According to court documents, on October 15, 2024, Mancia sold about 500 pressed fentanyl pills to a cooperating witness in Everett. On October 23, 2024, he again sold another 500 pressed fentanyl pills along with cocaine to the same witness.
The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to forty years in prison. It also includes at least four years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine that could reach $5 million. After serving any imposed sentence, Mancia will be subject to deportation proceedings. Sentencing decisions are made by federal judges based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley announced the plea along with Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division; and Bryan DiGirolamo, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ Boston Field Division. They acknowledged support from several agencies including the Massachusetts State Police; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement & Removal Operations; district attorney’s offices from Suffolk and Middlesex counties; and police departments from Boston, Chelsea, Everett, Falmouth, Lynn, Medford, Nantucket and Revere.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Timothy Moran and Fred Wyshak from the Organized Crime & Gang Unit are prosecuting the case.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation aimed at disrupting major criminal organizations through a coordinated approach involving multiple agencies led by prosecutors using intelligence-driven strategies. More information about OCDETF can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
