A 28-year-old Methuen man was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison, for drug conspiracy charges involving selling fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine in Haverhill and Boxford.
Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez was sentenced by Chief District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 135 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Last March, Lopez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, involving 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of fentanyl analog. He was indicted in April 2023 along with Erickson Castro Perez and Gustavo Adolfo Reyes Gonzalez.
Between June 2022 and January 2023, Lopez-Gonzalez, Castro Perez and Reyes Gonzalez sold fentanyl and fentanyl analog to undercover law enforcement six different times in Haverhill and Boxford. On Jan. 23, 2023, a search of a Haverhill-based stash location used by the three men resulted in the seizure of more fentanyl, fentanyl analog, cocaine and other narcotics. Additionally, a firearm, ammunition, more than $35,000 in U.S. currency and two high-end watches were also seized from Lopez-Gonzalez’s home.
In total, approximately 2.5 kilograms of fentanyl or fentanyl analog was seized over the course of the investigation.
Castro Perez was sentenced Last May, to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Reyes Gonzalez was sentenced in Sept 2024 to 21 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.