A Randolph man has been taken into custody for distributing fentanyl while on federal supervised release following a previous narcotics trafficking conviction involving the same substance.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Christian Collins, 24, was charged in a criminal complaint with fentanyl distribution and possession with intent to distribute.
The criminal filings indicate that Collins sold fentanyl to a cooperating witness six times between July and August 2026. Collins was on supervised release for a prior federal fentanyl trafficking conviction when the alleged drug sales occurred. In that instance, he was sentenced in 2021 to five years in jail and four years of supervised release.
Collins remains in federal jail during a detention hearing on Thursday afternoon, September 3, 2026.
If convicted of the new charge, Collins faces up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley, Ted E. Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, and Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble all announced the accusations.
David Cutshall, an Assistant United States Attorney with the Organized Crime and Gang Unit, is prosecuting the case.
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