A Salvadoran national associated with the 18th Street Gang was sentenced in Boston federal court for distributing fentanyl in the North Shore area. Orlando Mancia, also known as Intruso, age 22, received a sentence of 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Upon completion of his sentence, he will be subject to deportation.
Mancia pleaded guilty in August 2025 to charges of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute at least 40 grams of fentanyl. According to court documents, on October 15, 2024, Mancia sold about 500 pressed fentanyl pills to a cooperating witness in Everett. He later conducted another sale on October 23, providing an additional 500 pressed fentanyl pills along with cocaine.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley announced the sentencing alongside Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division; and Thomas Greco, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ Boston Field Division. The Massachusetts State Police and several local police departments assisted in the investigation.
“This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” officials stated. “The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.”
The task force includes agents from multiple federal agencies such as HSI, FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, IRS-CI, USPIS, DOL-OIG and DSS as well as state and local law enforcement partners. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts leads prosecution efforts.
