Men from Haverhill, Methuen and Lawrence face fentanyl- and cocaine-related drug charges in federal court after being indicted by a grand jury in Boston.
Twenty-year-old Gustavo Adolfo Reyes Gonzalez of Haverhill, 27-year-old Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez of Methuen and 30-year-old Erickson Castro Perez of Lawrence were each indicted on conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute drugs. Castro Perez was also indicted on distribution of and possession with intent to distribute para-fluorofentanyl, distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl last summer in Haverhill.
Reyes Gonzalez was arrested last Thursday and released on conditions following an initial appearance in federal court in Worcester that day. Lopez-Gonzalez was arrested on state charges Jan. 23 and remains in jail. Castro Perez is also in state custody on an unrelated matter. Lopez-Gonzalez and Castro Perez will appear in federal court in Worcester at a later date.
According to court documents, between last June and this past January, prosecutors allege the trio conspired to distribute drugs. Lopez-Gonzalez is allegedly responsible for distributing 400 grams of more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of substances that are chemically analogous to fentanyl known as acetyl fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl.