Just two days ago DEA agents from the Bristol County office executed a search warrant at 61 Sunflower Drive, the home of twenty four year old Matthew Alsen. After entering the premises police located Alsen in his bedroom. Supposedly, after inquiry Alsen told the authorities that the drugs were in…
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Lawrence Massachusetts Man Faces Mandatory Jail Sentences Stemming From Drug And Gun Charges In Haverhill District Court
The Lawrence Eagle Tribune reports that a Lawrence Massachusetts man faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years in state prison if convicted of charges stemming from a drug bust. Marcelo Perez, 48, of 210 Lawrence St., was charged with drug crimes including two counts of trafficking cocaine, two counts…
Man Charged With Possession With Intent To Distribute Marijuana In Newburyport After 12 Pounds Found During Traffic Stop
Just before midnight this past Sunday night a Massachusetts State Police officer pulled Corey Oliver over after observing him swerving in and out of traffic and committing several other Motor Vehicle Crimes. During the stop the Trooper found twelve pounds of marijuana in an undisclosed location in the car. Oliver…
Two Massachusetts Men Charged With Trafficking Oxycontins In Peabody Court
Ryan Caverly is thirty one years old. He currently lives in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He and twenty five year old Vincent Migliore of Everett were arrested on Monday. Both were charged with Trafficking Oxycodone Over 14 Grams, Trafficking Oxycodone Over 28 Grams and Conspiracy to Violate the Massachusetts Drug Laws. Adriana…
Falmouth Massachusetts Man Caught With 43 Pound Of Pot Charged With Possession With Intent To Distribute In Plymouth
According to the Brockton Enterprise a forty three pound package of Marijuana was shipped from the Midwest to a home in Pembroke, Massachusetts addressed to “Pembroke Little League”. There, Anthony Merlino of Falmouth, Massachusetts took possession of the package and loaded it into a truck. Police officers aware of the…
Understanding The Pitfalls Of The New Marijuana Law
Many people applauded when the legislature “decriminalized” the offense of possession of marijuana that is one ounce or less. The new section changes possession of an ounce or less of marijuana from a criminal offense to a civil infraction and an offender receives a civil citation. For adults, this offense…
Massachusetts Couple Charged With Conpiracy, Possession With Intent To Distribute Marijuana, Heroin After Execution Of Search Warrant
Joshua Medeiros and Kimberly Vasconcellos had been watched by police for several months after neighbors complained about suspicious activity at their Somerset, Massachusetts home. The officers set up surveillance and confirmed the neighbor’s complaints. They observed a pattern of cars pulling up to the home, someone entering the home and…
Haverhill Massachusetts Man Charged With Trafficking Cocaine And Heroin
Shortly before eight o’clock yesterday morning police arrested Fausto Garcia was arrested at his home in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Then, police obtained a warrant to search his home. They searched the premises and found one hundred forty grams of cocaine and more than twenty grams of heroin. Both quantities are sufficient…
Four Arrested In Quincy Massachusetts On Drug Charges Involving Heroin
Police in Quincy, Massachusetts were surveilling a parking lot at a supermarket this past Tuesday night. They saw two men arrive in a car and make a cell phone call. No one got out of the car. The car then left and went to a nearby Burger King. The police…
Lynn Massachusetts Man Indicted For Gun Possession, Case To Be Prosecuted In Salem
Steven Reth of Western Avenue in Lynn, Massachusetts was just indicted for a Firearms Violation, specifically Gun Possession. The prosecution has alleged that in July of 2009 Lynn police responded to a call reporting gunshots. Upon arrival an officer observed a suspicious car that he followed for a distance. Reth…