02-04-2025
R.I. woman sentenced to 11 years in prison in drug trafficking operation
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Court records show Guyette was indicted in February 2023, alongside co-conspirators Gerardo Garza and Nathan Boddie.
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Together and with others, the three trafficked 'various controlled substances – including methamphetamine, fentanyl pills and cocaine – in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and elsewhere," prosecutors said.
'The drug trafficking organization routinely used the mail to ship drugs from Arizona to Massachusetts, often hiding the drugs in packages containing children's items such as toy trucks, Halloween decorations and Disney items,' officials said. 'Between May and October 2022, investigators seized seven packages containing a total of over 900 grams of methamphetamine, thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, as well as suspected Dimethyltryptamine, a very strong psychedelic.'
Investigators found approximately 6.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine and over 2,7000 counterfeit fentanyl pills weighing over 300 grams inside a safe in Guyette's bedroom at the time of her arrest on Feb. 8, 2023.
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'A digital scale as well as multiple Rhode Island and Massachusetts driver's licenses, Social Security cards and credit cards in the names of other individuals were also found during a search of Guyette's residence,' prosecutors said.
According to officials, both Boddie and Garza have pleaded guilty.
Boddie was sentenced to seven years in federal prison and three years of supervised release
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