Canton Man Gets A Decade In Prison For Brockton-Area Heroin Sales

BROCKTON, MA — A Canton man convicted of selling drugs in the Brockton-area will spend time behind bars.

Obinna Obiora, 38, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release. Obiora, a Nigeria native, according to the U.S. Attonr- On Jan. 17, 2017, following a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted Obiora of conspiring with others to distribute one kilogram of heroin.

During a three-week period in September and October 2015, Obiora and his brother, Chukwuma Obiora, provided heroin in amounts ranging from 300 to 400 grams to Marvin Antoine, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. The last time that Obinna Obiora and his brother supplied heroin to Antoine, Antoine stole the heroin and refused to pay. Obinna Obiora called Antoine repeatedly to collect his drug debt. These calls were intercepted on a federally-authorized wiretap.

Chukwuma Obiora pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and was sentenced to four years in prison and three year of supervised release. Marvin Antoine pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for trial on Sept. 18, 2017.

Upon completion of his sentence, Obinna Obiora will be subject to deportation.

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