Deported before trial: ICE upends Framingham black market pharmacy case

A federal case brought against four Brazilian nationals accused of operating a black market pharmacy in a Framingham apartment complex is falling apart — three of the suspects have been deported and the lead defendant is currently in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In March, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it had charged four people — two men and two women — in connection with an illegal prescription drug ring operating out of an apartment at The Green at 9 & 90 on Worcester Road.

The suspects were accused of selling controlled and non-controlled prescription drugs illegally imported from Brazil to the area’s Portuguese-speaking population, authorities said…

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