SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield woman pleaded guilty to a nationwide controlled substance conspiracy after more than 16 pounds of meth and more than 700 grams of fentanyl pills were seized.
Man sentenced to prison in ‘Operation Raising Arizona’ investigation, mailing drugs to Massachusetts According to the Department of Justice, in 2022 an investigation called ‘Operation Raising Arizona’ was being conducted involving the shipment of drugs through the mail from Arizona to Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Law enforcement seized seven packages containing over 900 grams of methamphetamine, thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, as well as suspected Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a very strong psychedelic.
Springfield resident, 31-year-old Denise Guyette was arrested after police searched inside her home in February 2023 and found the following:
- Approximately 6.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine
- Over 2,700 counterfeit fentanyl pills weighing over 300 grams
- A digital scale
- Multiple Rhode Island and Massachusetts driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, and credit cards in the names of other individuals
In February 2023, Guyette was indicted on the alleged conspiracy to distribute controlled substances along with Gerardo Garza of Yuma, Arizona, and Nathan Boddie of Pawtucket, R.I. A superseding indicted alleging that 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine were attributable to Guyette.
On Thursday, Guyette pleaded guilty to the charges and faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10 million.
Boddie was sentenced last year to 84 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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