WORCESTER—A Worcester resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he sold thousands of fentanyl pills in a series of parking-lot transactions across the city, according to a federal announcement.
Miguel Gonzalez Duarte, 37, was indicted on four counts, including distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in amounts ranging from small quantities to more than 400 grams. He was first arrested on Oct. 29 and has remained in federal custody since then, according to the press release.
Federal charging documents outline four alleged deals in Worcester during August, September and October of this year. Prosecutors say Gonzalez Duarte sold about 191 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, methamphetamine and xylazine on Aug. 21 in a Main Street store parking lot.
On Sept. 3, he allegedly returned to the same location with roughly 482 additional pills. A third sale on Sept. 24 involved around 2,000 suspected fentanyl pills, according to the documents.
The largest transaction came on Oct. 15 in the parking lot of a Worcester restaurant, where Gonzalez Duarte allegedly supplied about 20,000 pills. According to the announcement, he dropped the bag and ran when officers approached him after the deal, but was quickly detained.
At the time, he was on probation from a 2025 Worcester District Court conviction for possession with intent to distribute Class A and B drugs, according to the press release.
The indictment outlines potential penalties under federal law, ranging from up to 20 years in prison to a possible life sentence, depending on the count. Prosecutors also noted that Gonzalez Duarte would be subject to deportation if convicted and sentenced.
