A Worcester man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he mailed kilograms of methamphetamine through the U.S. Postal Service and operated a pill-manufacturing operation from his home.
Tong Tran, 35, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Worcester to 138 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Tran pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.
Federal prosecutors said the case stemmed from an investigation that identified Tran mailing a package from a Worcester post office on Sept. 19, 2024.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a search of the package uncovered approximately 2.4 kilograms of orange pills containing methamphetamine. Investigators said the drugs had been concealed inside packaging for a children’s toy.
Prosecutors said a partial fingerprint recovered from wrapping materials inside the package matched Tran. Investigators also obtained photographs showing Tran shipping two additional packages that contained methamphetamine pills.
During a search of Tran’s residence on April 14, 2025, investigators recovered a pill press, binding agents, pill dyes and other equipment used to manufacture pills, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Authorities also seized approximately 3.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and about $8,000 in cash.
Tran was initially charged in April 2025. The case was prosecuted in federal court by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
