A Methuen man and two Lawrence men are scheduled to appear Friday in federal court for alleged drug dealing.
Twenty-seven-year-old Yeriel Torres Rodriguez of Methuen, was charged in a criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, while 29-year-old Ales Mena, known as “Shubill,” and 25-year-old cousin Andy Mena, both of Lawrence, face charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
Court documents allege Ales Mena is “a high-level narcotics trafficker tied to the Trinitarios and Gangster Disciples street gangs, among others.”
From February to April of this year, Ales Mena allegedly coordinated the sale of fentanyl through Andy Mena. Prosecutors allege Andy Mena completed two fentanyl sales, 25 grams and 100 grams, to a confidential witness. On April 23, they allegedly travelled together from Torres-Rodriguez’s home to a Methuen car wash, where they allegedly sold a kilogram of suspected fentanyl to a confidential witness.
Prosecutors said a search of Torres-Rodriguez’s residence May 5, a concealed “hide” was discovered in an end table in the living room, allegedly contained cocaine powder and a vacuum sealed half-brick of a grey substance that field-tested positive for fentanyl.