Men from Haverhill, Methuen and Lawrence are among four recently indicted by a federal grand jury in connection an alleged conspiracy to distribute multiple kilograms of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.
Appearing in court earlier this month to face the charges Adrian Pena Rodriguez, 23, of Haverhill; Alexander Pineda Nunez, 32, of Methuen, Mass.; Luis Cedeno Moni, 31, of Lawrence; and Raymond Cedeno Calderon, 33, of Clifton, N.J. Prosecutors added Pena Rodriguez is also charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
According to court documents, Pena Rodriguez, Pineda Nunez and Moni remain in custody pending detention hearings. Calderon is in custody in Tennessee and will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date.
Prosecutors allege Pineda Nunez and Moni led a group importing kilogram quantities of drugs to Massachusetts through the U.S. mail and other carriers. For example, Pineda Nunez, Moni, Pena Rodriguez and others allegedly arranged for large quantities of cocaine to be mailed from Puerto Rico to various residential addresses in northeastern Massachusetts.
It is further alleged that, in August and September of 2025, six packages sent from California by Moni and Pineda were seized and found to contain multiple kilograms of fentanyl and methamphetamine.