WORCESTER – A local man pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges in federal court in Worcester on Wednesday, March 4.
Tong Tran, 35, of Worcester, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Charges were filed against Tran in April 2025. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Guzman scheduled sentencing for June 4.
According to federal prosecutors, in September 2024, Tran shipped a package from a Worcester Post Office. A search of the package found 2.4 kilograms of orange pills with methamphetamine included. The pills were concealed inside a children’s toy.
The wrapping material inside the package contained a partial fingerprint matching Tran.
Law enforcement searched Tran’s home in April 2025. That search revealed a pill press, binding agent and additional equipment used to manufacture pills, including pill dyes.
The search also located 3.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and around $8,000 in cash.
The charge of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million.
