Massachusetts Man Accused of Hiring Uber to Deliver 10kg of Fentanyl Across State Lines

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent checks an automobile at the U.S.-Mexico border in a file photograph. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images

A Massachusetts man allegedly hired an Uber to deliver fentanyl across state lines before being intercepted and arrested by law enforcement officers, the Department of Justice said on Sept. 27.

Johan M. Rodriguez, 37, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was arrested in Dover on Sept. 26. He has been charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically, fentanyl, U.S. attorney Jane E. Young said.