WORCESTER — A Worcester man was charged Monday in federal court with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and equipment used to press illicit pills, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
Tong Tran, 34, appeared in federal court in Boston before Magistrate Judge David Hennessy following his arrest.
Prosecutors say Tran was first identified in September 2024 after allegedly mailing a package at a Worcester Post Office. The package, which was disguised within the packaging of a children’s toy, was found to contain about 2.4 kilograms of orange pills that later field-tested positive for methamphetamine. A fingerprint allegedly linking Tran to the packaging was found on wrapping materials inside the toy box.
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On April 14, 2025, law enforcement officials searched Tran’s Worcester residence and reportedly discovered a pill press, pill dyes, binding agent, and other pill-manufacturing materials. Officials say they also seized approximately 3.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and about $8,000 in cash.
Tran faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years behind bars, up to life of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million if convicted of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kaitlin Brown of the Worcester Branch Office. The investigation involved Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Auburn Police Department.
