Oxford Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Drug Charges

BOSTON - An Oxford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed controlled substances in and around the Quincy and Weymouth areas.

Chaasad Cyprien, 24, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to two years in prison and three years of supervised release. In April 2024, Cyprien pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Cyprien was charged in September 2022 along with Aderito Amado, Neylton Fontes and Erica Vieira.

Until at least 2021, Cyprien conspired with Amado, Vieira and Fontes to distribute certain quantities of fentanyl, fentanyl analogue and cocaine in and around Quincy and Weymouth. At the time of his arrest, Cyprien was with Amado and Fontes sitting inside a Jeep that contained controlled substances, including cocaine and cocaine base. Two cellular devices recovered from the Jeep were identified as belonging to Cyprien - each of which were found to contain evidence, including communications and/or images, that further connected Cyprien to the drug trafficking conspiracy.

Fontes and Vieira pleaded guilty in May 2024. Amado was convicted by a federal jury in June 2024 for his involvement in the drug conspiracy - including drug distribution and firearm-related charges. The defendants are currently awaiting sentencing.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance in the investigation was provided by the Quincy, Weymouth, Braintree, Randolph and Brockton Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kaitlin R. O'Donnell and Philip A. Mallard of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit are prosecuting the case.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.