United States of America v. Carlos Acosta Estrella

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling two kilograms of cocaine and possessing nearly one kilogram of heroin as well as a high-powered rifle in East Boston.



Carlos Acosta Estrella, 33, guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and one count of possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. Estrella was indicted along with his mother, Ana Guadalupe Acosta Grajeda, in October 2019.



Estrella and Grajeda were arrested after they were videotaped selling two kilograms of cocaine to a cooperating witness in East Boston. A search of Estrella and Grajeda's apartment in East Boston resulted in the seizure of nearly one kilogram of heroin, an additional kilogram of cocaine, numerous cellphones, a high-powered tactical shotgun with a laser sight and a box of ammunition for the shotgun.

U.S. v. Carlos Estrella - Machine Gun Recovered from Residence



Grajeda was sentenced in June 2022 after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and has since been deported to Mexico.



Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; and Boston Police Commissioner Michael A. Cox made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Pohl of Levy's Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case.



21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(ii); 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 500 GRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE; AIDING AND ABETTING

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21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(i)- POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 100 GRAMS OR MORE OF HEROIN

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21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(i)- POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE 100 GRAMS OR MORE OF HEROIN

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Defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release.