A Lynn man admitted in federal court Monday to running a large-scale drug operation that peddled fentanyl-laced pills disguised as candy—part of what authorities say was one of the biggest drug busts in Massachusetts history.
Deiby Felix, 41, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges after investigators seized a mind-boggling eight million doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine—some pressed into pink, heart-shaped pills—from a clandestine drug lab in Lynn.
The drug operation, the FBI’s Boston office said, flooded the North Shore with dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl-laced methamphetamine, cocaine, and cutting agents like xylazine, the powerful animal tranquilizer linked to a surge in overdose deaths. The drugs were manufactured into pill forms and sold under various pretenses, with the result that end users often didn’t know exactly what they were consuming.
Felix was arrested in November 2023 alongside two co-conspirators, Emilio Garcia and Sebastien Bejin, after a massive bust at multiple locations in Lynn. Federal agents and state police uncovered a hidden drug lab in Felix’s basement, stocked with industrial pill presses, mixing equipment, and more than six pounds of meth and fentanyl pills. Five firearms were also seized.
“This is the kind of poison that’s fueling our overdose crisis,” U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said in a statement.
The FBI provided the following photographs of the equipment used to produce the drugs and manufacture them into easy-to-sell pills.
Authorities say the investigation started in July 2023 after an overdose death in Salem. That probe led them to Felix’s operation, which was allegedly supplying deadly drugs across the region.
On Nov. 1, 2023, a coordinated raid led to the discovery of 20 pounds of fentanyl-laced pills disguised as candy, plus additional narcotics and firearms. In total, law enforcement seized over 220 pounds of drugs—an estimated $8 million street value.
Bejin pleaded guilty last month and is set to be sentenced on May 1. Garcia is scheduled to plead guilty on Feb. 7.
Felix now faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars—10 years for drug trafficking and another five for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. He could face life in prison when sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris on May 29.
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Give him life without parole .
Kill them!
Thank God these pretty pastel colored goodies didn’t get out on the streets for Easter… unbelieveable, Thank you, DEA for your tireless work… I know your hands are full. I believe that Maine is being closely watched by the rich elites, that will soon be losing their shirts…. yeah, and everything else. No mon , no fun.