Revere Man Facing Federal Charges For Salem Drug Deals

SALEM, MA -- Federal investigators arrested a Revere man Thursday and charged him with one count of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Jassiel Ramirez, 23, distributed fentanyl in and around the Princeton Crossing apartment complex in Salem on Sept. 18 and 21. He was scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon.

The charge of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl carries a minimum mandatory sentence of five years and up to 40 years in prison, at least four years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Subscribe to Salem Patch for more local news and real-time alerts.

Patch file photo via Shutterstock.

Dave Copeland can be reached at dave.copeland@patch.com or by calling 617-433-7851. Follow him on Twitter (@CopeWrites) and Facebook (/copewrites).