Canton Man Found Guilty of Distributing Heroin

BROCKTON, MA — A Canton man has been found guilty by a federal jury in U.S. District Court of selling heroin.

Obinna Obiora, 38, was convicted of conspiring with others to distribute heroin in the greater Brockton area. The verdict came after a six-day trial and three hours of deliberation. Sentencing is scheduled for April 28, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

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 is scheduled to be sentenced on March 27. Antoine's trial is set to start in the spring.

Obinna Obiora faces five years to life in prison, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $10 million. He could also face deportation to Nigeria upon completion of his sentence.

Information in this article was provided by the U.S. Attorney's office.

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