BOSTON – A mother and son were sentenced in federal court in Boston for participating in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Javier Bello, a/k/a “Javi,” 29, of Beverly, Mass. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Dennis F. Saylor IV to 180 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. In May 2024 Bello pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.
Bello’s mother, Chevon Dorce, 45, of Lynn, Mass. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Dennis F. Saylor IV to 23 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. In July 2024, Dorce pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances…