Framingham Man Gets 7 Years In Prison For Gun Charge

FRAMINGHAM, MA — A Framingham man was sentenced today in federal court to unlawfully possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Edwin Alago, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release. In December 2023, Alago pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

In May 2021, Alago was found by police inside a car that was parked outside of a Framingham business. The lights were on and the car was running, but Alago was unresponsive and did not appear to be breathing.

Officers roused Alago, removed him from the car and found that he was in possession of Xanax, gabapentin and cocaine. Alago’s fingerprints were also found on a SCCY .9mm CPX-2 semi-automatic pistol that was in the car, officials said.

The gun had a defaced serial number and was loaded with seven rounds of .9mm ammunition. During the interaction, officials said Alago was combative and spit on police officers.

Alago was charged in Framingham District Court with possession of a Class E substance (Xanax and gabapentin), possession of a Class B substance (cocaine) and assault and battery on a police officer.

He pleaded guilty to these charges in October 2023 and was sentenced to 30 days in prison to run concurrent with the federal sentence.