06/09/2026
Five Members of Interstate Drug & Gun Trafficking Network Arrested. Defendants allegedly distributed fentanyl, co***ne, M**A, ma*****na and dozens of illegally possessed fi****ms throughout New England
BOSTON – A federal complaint was unsealed today against five members of a drug and gun trafficking network that spanned multiple New England states. Ninety-four fi****ms were allegedly identified during the investigation, and one defendant is an alleged Trinitarios gang associate who operated a drug trafficking network in Maine.
The following individuals are charged with conspiracy to distribute, manufacture and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to possess fi****ms in furtherance of drug trafficking:
1. Mackenzie Ray Bimpson, a/k/a “Mack,” 28, of Berlin, N.H.;
2. Michael David Miller, 31, of Littleton, N.H.;
3. Ernest Charles Laplante Jr., a/k/a “Chucky,” 56, of Littleton, N.H.;
4. Steve Perez, a/k/a “Bebo,” 34, of East Haven, Conn.; and
5. Nilbel Ventura Amaro, a/k/a “Nino,” a/k/a “Megamind,” a/k/a “Ben,” a/k/a “Migo,” 26, of Lawrence, Mass.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/five-members-interstate-drug-gun-trafficking-network-arrested?fbclid=IwY2xjawSVTwpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFWR0tYNWtDSjBpZm9ZUXVPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrYzrY7APvoL9TatPculT0gX-WmbbhSCHrgXPm3fzrr7Jgcauv24gkQpvQ_h_aem_ptBA0IxWKjfYa8b-bKyZnQ
BOSTON – A federal complaint was unsealed today against five members of a drug and gun trafficking network that spanned multiple New England states. Ninety-four fi****ms were allegedly identified during the investigation, and one defendant is an alleged Trinitarios gang associate who operated a dr...
