A Saugus man was sentenced to prison on Monday for his role in a drug manufacturing ring on the North Shore that produced tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Aaron Lenardis, 38, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement. U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin handed down his sentence.
A federal jury convicted Lenardis in November of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl; one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl; and one count of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition…