BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced in federal court in Worcester for drug offenses involving methamphetamine and materials used for pressing illicit pills.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 35-year-old Tong Tran was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Guzman to 138 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In March 2026, Tran pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances after being charged in April 2025.
On or about Sept. 19, 2024, Tran was identified shipping a package at a Worcester Post Office. A search of the package revealed approximately 2.4 kilograms of orange pills containing methamphetamine – concealed in the packaging of a children’s toy. A partial fingerprint on the wrapping materials inside the box belonged to Tran. Tran was also photographed shipping two other packages containing methamphetamine pills…