BOSTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Massachusetts), published as received.
BOSTON – A Randolph, Mass. man has been arrested for distribution of fentanyl while on supervised release for a prior federal drug conviction.
Christian Collins, 24, was charged by criminal complaint with distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The defendant remains in federal custody following a detention hearing that took place this afternoon.
According to the charging documents, Collins allegedly sold fentanyl to a cooperating witness six times between July and August 2026. Collins is currently on supervised release for a prior federal drug trafficking conviction involving fentanyl, for which Collins was sentenced to in 2021 to five years in prison and four years of supervised release.
The charge of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Randolph, Holbrook, East Bridgewater, Taunton, Fall River, Acushnet, Rochester, Brockton, Boston, Stoughton, Quincy, Ashland and Abington Police Departments; Plymouth County and Suffolk County Sheriff’s Departments; and Massachusetts Department of Correction. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Cutshall of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
