BOSTON – A 37-year-old Fall River man faces lengthy prison time for his role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving oxycodone pills, according to Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy, District of Massachusetts.

Austin Gonsalves pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Boston to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and his sentencing is scheduled for May 30.

Gonsalves was among six people arrested and charged in July 2023 for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed oxycodone pills across Southeastern Massachusetts, states a release from the U.S. Attorney's office. The defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury in August.

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