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Boston, Massachusetts - John Americo Pereira, 38, of East Longmeadow, has been sentenced to six months in prison and three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty in June 2023 to one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana.

Key Points

• In January 2018, an investigation began into Pereira, and others, for trafficking marijuana.
• During a search of Pereira’s home in February 2019, approximately $688,000 in drug proceeds and more than 269 pounds (122 kilograms) of marijuana packaged in one-pound bags were found.
• Also found at Pereira’s residence were several smaller or partially filled packages and containers of marijuana, marijuana cigarettes, and a large amount of marijuana edibles, including 876 chocolate bars.
• He was arrested on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. At the time, additional search warrants were executed at locations in East Longmeadow, Springfield, and Ellington, Connecticut, where law enforcement discovered, in total, more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana.