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Boston, Massachusetts - Douglas Morris, 33, of Bangor, Maine, has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a fentanyl trafficking operation spanning across northern New England. In August 2023, Morris admitted guilt to a single count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl and 100 grams of p-Fluorofentanyl, a fentanyl analogue.

Key Points

• In June 2021, Morris acquired nearly two kilograms of p-Fluorofentanyl from co-defendant Ivan Rodriguez Osorio in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
• The narcotics, packaged in 161 10-gram cylinders, were seized when Morris' vehicle was stopped by law enforcement.
• Morris had previously bought approximately 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl in three separate transactions from Rodriguez Osorio.
• In July 2021, Morris was again apprehended while transporting nearly two kilograms of fentanyl.
• His criminal history includes prior convictions for drug trafficking offenses, including a federal arrest in July 2009 for oxycodone distribution. He has violated the terms of his supervised release post-2009 conviction, resulting in revocations.
• He was indicted in March 2022 along with another five co-defendants and is the second defendant sentenced in the case. Co-defendants Randell Starlin Medina Rodriguez, Williams Colon Sanchez, Robert Rodriguez Jr., Cortney Moulton, and Germania Amparo face charges for their roles in the trafficking operation.
• Medina Rodriguez, Colon Sanchez, and others reportedly acted as dealers in Massachusetts, supplying substances to wholesale customers such as Morris and others for further distribution.