Springfield Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution

BOSTON – A Springfield men was sentenced yesterday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and fentanyl.   

Isaias Diaz, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to five years in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release. In May 2024, Diaz pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.  In July 2023, Diaz was indicted along with his co-defendant Robert Collado.

From about June 2022 through June 2023, Diaz and Collado conspired with each other to distribute fentanyl and more than 500 grams of cocaine.

Collado pleaded guilty in May 2024 and is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 12, 2024.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; the Holyoke, Springfield, Chicopee, West Springfield and Easthampton Police Departments; and the Berkshire, Hampden and Franklin County Sherriff’s Offices; t provided valuable assistance in the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil L. Desroches of the Springfield Branch Unit is prosecuting the case.  

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.