Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Supplying Drug Trafficking Biddeford Couple with Fentanyl
PORTLAND, Maine: A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute.
U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Darwin Mateo, 25, to 36 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Mateo pleaded guilty on March 1, 2024.
According to court records, in August 2023, law enforcement encountered Mateo 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.
Michael Bolster, 48, pleaded guilty on January 18, 2024, for his role in the trafficking conspiracy and faces 5-40 years in prison. Jessica Bolster, 43, pleaded guilty on February 21, 2024, and faces up to 20 years. They will each be sentenced after the completion of presentence investigative reports by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentences after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case.
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Shira Furman, Assistant United States Attorney (207-780-3257)