The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts’ office announced the federal indictment of a local man, handed down on Monday, June 21.
The indictment charges Nestiano Kristo, 20, of Worcester, with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The judge ordered Kristo detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for June 30.
According to court documents, Kristo allegedly sold approximately 1,000 counterfeit Adderall pills containing 355 grams of methamphetamine and cocaine to an undercover law enforcement officer on May 10, 2021.
Law enforcement authorities executed a warrant on Kristo’s residence on Monday and recovered over 50,000 suspected counterfeit Adderall pills which are estimated to have a combined weight of over 17 kilograms, approximately one kilogram of suspected cocaine and three firearms, one of which was modified into a fully automatic weapon.
The charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of $1 million.
