A Fall River man pleaded guilty May 9 in federal court in Boston to a drug trafficking charge after shipping cocaine through the U.S. mail from California to Fall River, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts.

 

Justin Dupras, 42, who was charged by criminal complaint in January 2025, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of attempting to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, states a press release from the DOJ.

 

His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 4, 2025.

 

According to the charging document, Dupras mailed a package containing approximately two kilograms of cocaine from a U.S. Post Office in Los Angeles to Fall River on Dec. 17, 2024, the release states.

 

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