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750 Pounds Of Marijuana Worth $1.5M Found In Randolph Sting, Duo Busted: Police 750 Pounds Of Marijuana Worth $1.5M Found In Randolph Sting, Duo Busted: Police
750 Pounds Of Marijuana Worth $1.5M Found In Randolph Sting, Duo Busted: Police Two Braintree men were busted with more than 750 pounds of marijuana following a months-long investigation in Randolph, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 17.  Mukunda Znajmiecka, age 37, and Clifford Saint-Jean, age 25, face multiple felonies in the case, Randolph police announced. A 34-year-old Braintree man, who is linked to the operation but was not identified, was given a summons to court for violating drug laws.  Police began investigating Znajmiecka and Saint-Jean months ago and raided multiple stash houses in Randolph and Braintree on Jan. 11, authorities s…
Teen Out On Bail Charged With Firing Gun Outside Eastern Mass Apartment Complex: DA Teen Out On Bail Charged With Firing Gun Outside Eastern Mass Apartment Complex: DA
Teen Out On Bail Charged With Firing Gun Outside Eastern Mass Apartment Complex: DA A teenager who was already out on bail for another alleged crime now faces several felony charges after police say he fired a gun at someone he was supposed to meet in Burlington earlier this month. Part of the description the victim gave to investigators was the shooter wore a GPS-monitoring bracelet.  Police were able to trace down the alleged shooter to a teen who has an open case in Bristol County, authorities said.  State troopers arrested the boy, who police did not name, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the backseat of a car in Boston. He had a large amount of cash and marijuana and…
Drunk Driver Found Napping On Interstate On-Ramp With Gun, Drugs: DA Drunk Driver Found Napping On Interstate On-Ramp With Gun, Drugs: DA
Drunk Driver Found Napping On Interstate On-Ramp With Gun, Drugs: DA A traffic jam on an I-93 on-ramp started early Monday morning after police said an intoxicated man decided to take a nap in his car that was filled with marijuana, more than $8,500 in cash, and a loaded pistol.  James Charles Knight, 45, faces charges of operating under the influence, illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, and possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held on a $10,000 bond.  Police said they found Knight sleeping in his Lexus at the head of a l…
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…
899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop 899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop
899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop A Massuchesetts man, a woman, and two men from Pennsylvania were arrested after a traffic stop led police to discover hundreds of packets of fentanyl and cocaine among other illicit items.  Officers pulled over the group's vehicle in the 300 block of New Holland Avenue in Lancaster City on Monday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 p.m. During a search of the vehicle the police found and seized these items: 899 packets of fentanyl. 33.8 grams of crack and powder cocaine. 46.4 grams of marijuana. Multiple types of drug paraphernalia. One unlawfully possessed handgun. All four people in the car were arr…
Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move
Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move In a historic move, President Joe Biden announced he is pardoning all of those with prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.  The White House announced the marijuana reform on Thursday, Oct. 6 during Biden's visit to the Hudson Valley at an IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, saying he has directed Attorney General Merrick Garland to develop an administrative process to issue certificates of pardon to individuals who are eligible. Biden said thousands of people with federal convictions for marijuana possession have had their lives upended.  "Criminal records for m…