BOSTON
– A Boston man was sentenced yesterday for selling two kilograms of
cocaine and possessing nearly one kilogram of heroin as well as a
high-powered rifle in East Boston.
Carlos Acosta Estrella, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge
Leo T. Sorokin to 10 years in prison and eight years of supervised
release. In September 2022, Estrella pleaded guilty to one count of
possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, one
count of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of
heroin and one count of possession of a firearm during a drug
trafficking offense. Estrella was indicted along with his mother, Ana
Guadalupe Acosta Grajeda, in October 2019.
Estrella and Grajeda were arrested after they were videotaped selling two kilograms of cocaine to a cooperating witness in East Boston. A search of Estrella and Grajeda’s apartment in East Boston resulted in the seizure of nearly one kilogram of heroin, an additional kilogram of cocaine, numerous cellphones, a high-powered tactical shotgun with a laser sight and a box of ammunition for the shotgun.
