Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Supplying Drug Trafficking Biddeford Couple with Fentanyl

PORTLAND, Maine: A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute.

According to court records, in August 2023, law enforcement encountered Darwin Mateo, 24, while executing a search warrant at the Biddeford residence of Michael and Jessica Bolster. Investigators discovered two large bundles of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl inside the residence. One bundle was located inside a backpack in a locked bedroom. The other bundle was discovered hidden at the bottom of the stairwell, a few inches from where investigators located Mateo. Each bundle contained numerous individual baggies, totaling approximately 541 grams. Mateo admitted to investigators that the backpack was his, and that he had traveled from Massachusetts to Maine to distribute the fentanyl.

Darwin Mateo faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $1 million, followed by a minimum of three years and up to a lifetime of supervised release. Michael Bolster pleaded guilty on January 18, 2024, for his role in the trafficking conspiracy and faces 5-40 years in prison. Jessica Bolster pleaded guilty on February 21, 2024, and faces up to 20 years. Each of the three defendants will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case.

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