Law enforcement officials received information that Halison Hernandez of Lynn, Massachusetts was selling cocaine as part of a large scale operation. Accordingly they started an investigation. During the course of their efforts local police agencies were able to infiltrate the organization with an undercover officer who made several purchases of…
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Cocaine Trafficking Charges For Two Northborough Massachusetts Residents
Following a six month criminal investigation involving several Massachusetts law enforcement agencies two Northborough residents were arrested last week and charged with various drug related crimes. It was reported that either Edward Letourneau or Mary Anne Belanger, residents of Northborough were distributing cocaine from their home. When police made the…
Two Massachusetts Men Charged With Crimes After HIgh Speed Chase
Shortly after 11:10 p.m. yesterday a Massachusetts State Trooper observed a car pass him on Route 495 at a speed estimated around one mile per hour. A chase followed. The officer observed the vehicle exit the highway at Route 110 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. According to the officer the driver’s speeds…
Lawrence Massachusetts Man Charged With Firearm And Related Offenses
According to The Lawrence Eagle Tribune, a Lawrence Massachusetts man was arrested and charged with carrying a firearm without a license, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, and possession of ammunition without a firearms identification card. The Tribune reports that police were called to the Fern Street…
Lawrence Massachusetts Mail Carriers Face Charges Of Uttering A False Prescription And Related Offenses
Four mail carries who delivered mail in Lawrence Massachusetts have been charged with a number of offenses relating to receiving fraudulent prescriptions for Percocet from a long time receptionist at a North Andover doctor’s office. The Lawrence Eagle Tribune reports that the receptionist and mother-in-law of one of the carriers,…
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules Illegal Possession Of A Firearm Is Not Enought To Trigger A Dangerousness Hearing
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in a 4 to 1 decision, ruled that the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office misinterpreted the “dangerousness statute” when proseuctor’s moved for detention against defendants charged with illegal possession of a firearm. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled against Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter’s…
Massachusetts Men Facing Criminal Charges Of Trafficking OxyContins
On January 26, 2009 Victor Oliveira’s home in Saugus, Massachusetts was raided. The police found 139 OxyContin pills, each 80 milligrams some other drugs and over eight thousand dollars cash. According to reports Oliveira told police that he was selling the OxyContin pills. After initially bringing this case in the…
Haverhill Massachusetts Man Facing Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Last Thursday night Haverhill police raided Gerald Boucher’s apartment on North Avenue. When the police entered the home Boucher and two other men were engaged in drug deal activities. The police found sixty two grams of cocaine, an ounce and a half or marijuana and a variety of drug paraphernalia.…
Southeastern Massachusetts Man Charged With Cocaine Trafficking
Easton, Massachusetts police detectives had been watching Stephen King for some time. This past Wednesday night their investigation culminated in his arrest. According to reports law enforcement agencies had information that King had been involved in cocaine trafficking in Bristol County. This information was sufficient for them to obtain search…
Cocaine Investigation In Malden, Everett Leads To Three Arrests
A one month long investigation into cocaine dealing in Malden and Everett resulted in the arrest of three locals. According to reports Jennifer Verderber, 21, of Medford George Graef, 33, and John Mazzeo, 27, both of Everett, have been charged with various drug crimes. It is alleged that Mazzeo and…