Salem Brothers Arrested for Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Trafficking Salem Brothers Arrested for Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Trafficking
Salem Brothers Arrested for Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Trafficking A pair of brothers made drug trafficking a family affair, but police broke up the family business, seizing fentanyl, crack cocaine and over a thousand dollars in cash, according to officials.  Salem detectives of the Criminal Investigation Division served a search warrant on Friday, Jan. 6 at a Salem Street residence after an investigation found that narcotics were being sold out of the building, the Salem Police Department announced.  28-year-old Daniel Pena Arias, who lives in the Salem Street residence, and his 30-year-old brother Victor Pena Arias, who lives on Mason Street, w…
$100K Worth Of Drugs Taken From Weymouth Man Who Tried Avoiding Arrest: Police $100K Worth Of Drugs Taken From Weymouth Man Who Tried Avoiding Arrest: Police
$100K Worth Of Drugs Taken From Weymouth Man Who Tried Avoiding Arrest: Police A Weymouth man showed that he did not want to be arrested for trafficking about $100,000 worth of drugs – but he was, according to authorities. Max Russo, age 32, was arrested after crashing into an unmarked police cruiser and trying to run away on Hinston Road in Weymouth on Friday afternoon, Jan. 6, Weymouth Police report. A search of Russo's home uncovered more than 800 grams of pressed methamphetamine pills, 250 grams of cocaine, 200 grams of Fentanyl, crack cocaine and other diverted prescription pills.  WEYMOUTH MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES Police sei…
Cocaine, Crack & Oxy Oh My! Everett Duo Busted For Illegal Drug Possession Cocaine, Crack & Oxy Oh My! Everett Duo Busted For Illegal Drug Possession
Cocaine, Crack & Oxy Oh My! Everett Duo Busted For Illegal Drug Possession A joint investigation by local and regional authorities resulted in a highly successfully drug bust on the North Shore, police said. Everett Police along with North Metro SWAT members served a search warrant at 22 Elm Road in Everett that led to the arrest of Victor Ellis, age 49 and an unnamed teenage girl, police said on Friday, Dec. 30 on Facebook. Members of the Everett MA Police Special Criminal Investigations Unit along with members of North Metro Swat served a... Posted by Everett MA Police on Friday, December 30, 2022 During their search of the house, authorities seized cocaine…
Bail Revoked For Suspected Boston Crack Dealer As Prosecutor Focuses On Mass And Cass Area: DA Bail Revoked For Suspected Boston Crack Dealer As Prosecutor Focuses On Mass And Cass Area: DA
Bail Revoked For Suspected Boston Crack Dealer As Prosecutor Focuses On Mass And Cass Area: DA A Boston man arrested earlier this week for allegedly selling crack in the 'Mass and Cass' area had his bail revoked from a previous case, authorities said.  Robert Smith, 56, is charged with distribution of a Class B substance (crack cocaine), second offense, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Smith has a pending Roxbury drug case, and a judge revoked his bail on that charge and imposed a $2,501 bail on the more recent count, the prosecutor said.  Smith, who has a criminal record 20 pages long that stretches back to the 1980s, was ordered to stay away from t…
Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ
Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ Federal agents celebrated this week after the man they said led a violent gang that helped flood southeastern Massachusetts drugs was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison.  Djuna Goncalves, 36, who pleaded guilty last year to a laundry list of drug and weapons charges, learned his fate this week, the US Attorney's Office said.  DEA agents alleged that Goncalves ran a gang out of Brockton that moved in fentanyl, cocaine, crack, heroin, oxycodone, and violence. Goncalves ran the group with his two brothers — Cody and Tony Goncalves, authorities said. Federal agen…
South Shore Drug Dealers Come Down From High After 11 Arrests: Attorney General South Shore Drug Dealers Come Down From High After 11 Arrests: Attorney General
South Shore Drug Dealers Come Down From High After 11 Arrests: Attorney General Police seized hundreds of grams of fentanyl and crack cocaine, guns, ammunition, and $26,000 in drug money after busting six stash houses belonging to a Brockton drug trafficking ring, announced Attorney Genera Maura Healey. Eleven people were arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 20 in the takedown of the Brockton drug organization, the AG's office announced on Thursday, Dec. 22. The alleged drug dealers had been distributing narcotics in Plymouth, Norfolk, and Bristol counties. ELEVEN INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED FOLLOWING TAKEDOWN OF MAJOR SOUTH SHORE DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONhttps://…
Custom-Built Furniture Was Massachusetts Man's Method Of Smuggling Crack: Feds Custom-Built Furniture Was Massachusetts Man's Method Of Smuggling Crack: Feds
Custom-Built Furniture Was Massachusetts Man's Method Of Smuggling Crack: Feds A Springfield man could face life in prison for his role in a drug trafficking scheme that involved furniture to smuggle four tons of cocaine across international lines, federal officials said. Abel Montilla was convicted for his role in a drug trafficking organization that used custom-built furniture to ship cocaine from Puerto Rico to the United States between 2018 and 2021. The drugs were hidden in more than 70 pieces of cube-shaped coffee tables and other furniture, the US Attorney's Office of Southern New York said on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The organization also lied about the cocaine-pack…
Drug Bakery: Braintree Police Find $100K Worth In THC Candy At Local Business Drug Bakery: Braintree Police Find $100K Worth In THC Candy At Local Business
Drug Bakery: Braintree Police Find $100K Worth In THC Candy At Local Business Authorities uncovered thousands of dollars in products after getting a tip about a suspected illegal THC candy operation at a South Shore business last week.  The Braintree Police Narcotics Unit searched a commercial business on Mill Lane in Braintree where officers discovered an illegal THC edible/gummy operation on Friday, Dec. 16.  The space was furnished with commercial kitchen equipment and packing materials including a large, high-end laser printer intended for printing packages for the edibles, police said.  Inside, officers discovered "numerous sheets" of THC gummies on cooling ra…
Saugus Drug Runner Who Helped Move 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Gets 2 Years: Feds Saugus Drug Runner Who Helped Move 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Gets 2 Years: Feds
Saugus Drug Runner Who Helped Move 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Gets 2 Years: Feds A 46-year-old Saugus woman who pleaded guilty to her role in a large drug ring that sold fake Percocet pills that were spiked with fentanyl was sentenced to two years in federal prison Friday, Dec. 16.   Nicole Benton pleaded guilty in October to charges of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and other controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. She will also serve three years of parole once she's released.  Federal investigators said Be…
'On The Naughty List,' Everett Pair Busted For Crack And Fentanyl: Police 'On The Naughty List,' Everett Pair Busted For Crack And Fentanyl: Police
'On The Naughty List,' Everett Pair Busted For Crack And Fentanyl: Police It's understandable to want a little extra holiday cash, but a drug dealing duo went too far by selling crack and fentanyl, acquiring $9,000 in cash before being busted, officials say. Everett police discovered and seized approximately 300 grams of crack, 100 grams of fentanyl, and $9,000 in cash acquired from illegal drug sales, according to a gleeful tweet made by police chief Steve Mazzie on Thursday, Dec. 14.  Tis the Season to remove approx 300 grams of crack, 100 grams of fentanyl & $9000 cash from illegal drug sales @cityofeverettma this morning. Male & female subject cha…
Lowell Police Add More Busts In Operation That Took On 'Cocaine Cowboys' Lowell Police Add More Busts In Operation That Took On 'Cocaine Cowboys'
Lowell Police Add More Busts In Operation That Took On 'Cocaine Cowboys' Lowell police and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan revealed new charges and more arrests as part of their three-year investigation to break up one of the area's most prolific drug gangs called Cocaine Cowboys. Officials arrested 21 people in connection with several simultaneous raids police carried out last week. On Thursday, Dec. 15, authorities announced several more arrests.  Those included: Garrett McCann 23 of Lowell, has been charged with possession of a large capacity firearm, trafficking in cocaine more than 100 grams, possession of a firearm without a license, and pos…
Boston Man Convicted With 'Breaking Bad' Quality Meth Gets Nearly 10 Years: Feds Boston Man Convicted With 'Breaking Bad' Quality Meth Gets Nearly 10 Years: Feds
Boston Man Convicted With 'Breaking Bad' Quality Meth Gets Nearly 10 Years: Feds A 33-year-old Boston man who police arrested with pounds of fentanyl and methamphetamines in a hotel room was sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars, federal authorities said.  Daniel Lennon pleaded guilty over the summer to one count of distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine and two counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge gave him 118 months in prison on Monday, Dec. 12. The DEA became aware of Lennon after someone arrested on charges of buying drugs approached agents in an attempt to get leni…