BOSTON, July 25, 2012—A Hyde Park man was sentenced to seven years in state prison today after admitting that he intended to sell a large amount of prescription painkillers delivered to him from Florida, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

GREGORY HORAN (D.O.B. 11/26/79) pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a Class B substance with intent to distribute. In addition to imposing prosecutors’ recommended prison sentence, Suffolk Superior Court Christine Roach ordered that he serve a year of probation upon his release.

Had the case proceeded to trial, Assistant District Attorney Mary Szulborski of Conley’s Narcotics Unit would have introduced evidence and testimony to show that State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk DA’s office were notified on Oct. 19, 2010, by FedEx security personnel that a package shipped to the company’s Post Office Square location contained a large amount of prescription pills.

With Boston Police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the troopers opened the package, viewed its contents, and resealed it. The package had been sent to “Mr. G. Horan” and marked for pickup by the recipient. It had been sent from Miami the day before.

Investigators set up surveillance on the location and watched Horan enter at about 11:20 a.m. He signed for the package, took custody of it, and left the store with it. Investigators approached Horan, seized the package, placed him under arrest, and read him his Miranda rights.

A search of Horan’s person turned up two plastic baggies, one containing 21 30mg Oxycodone tablets and the other containing 25 80mg Oxycodone tablets. The package, which was still sealed when Horan was taken into custody, contained two coloring books and a box of Fisher Price Snap-Lock Beads. Inside those beads were a total of 1,892 Oxycodone tablets.

Prosecutors recommended $75,000 cash bail at his arraignment the next day. A Boston Municipal Court judge imposed $3,000. Horan posted that amount and, in December 2011, was arrested again after a Boston Police investigation into neighborhood complaints of drug activity at Horan’s Warren Avenue residence. Inside, they recovered more Oxycodone tablets, scales, and two police scanners.

Horan was represented by attorney Susan Rayburn.

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