BOSTON – A Dominican national admitted guilt in Boston federal court for his central role in a major fentanyl trafficking network.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 400 grams of fentanyl; three counts of distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl; one count of distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl and methamphetamine; and one count of possessing with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani set sentencing for April 6, 2026. Andujar was arrested and charged in September 2024 alongside three accomplices: Waner Bernabel Presinal, Carlos Fabal, and Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto.
The probe, launched in November 2023, pinpointed Andujar as a high-volume dealer supplying tens of thousands of pressed fentanyl tablets, powdered fentanyl, cocaine, and crystal methamphetamine to undercover agents. Bernabel emerged as a key partner in distributing the pills, while Fabal supplied Andujar with fentanyl tablets—Fabal having previously served 67 months in federal prison after a 2007 cocaine conspiracy conviction in Boston, followed by five years of supervised release…