A convicted drug trafficker in Massachusetts who hid over 5,000 meth pills in a shoebox has been sentenced to federal prison, the United States Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
George Krabey, 47, of Saugus, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Leah Foley. Judge Angel Kelley of the United States District Court handed down his sentence.
In November, Krabey pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances involving 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, three counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count each of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Last July, a federal grand jury indicted Krabey.
Prosecutors claim that between December 2024 and April 2025, Krabey met with a cooperating source and sold thousands of counterfeit tablets containing methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Police in Danvers stopped a vehicle on April 22, 2025, in which Krabey was a passenger.
Krabey was en route to Salisbury to sell 4,000 counterfeit methamphetamine pills to the collaborating source, according to prosecutors.
Investigators inspected the vehicle and discovered a shoebox containing 5,296 methamphetamine pills weighing almost two kilos, according to authorities.
This is a developing story.