Articles Posted in Drug Crimes

A few months ago the defendant was involved in a motor vehicle accident and taken to the hospital. His car was towed and inventoried. Inside the car the police found several ounces of marijuana, a Class D substance. The drugs were packaged for sale. Also found in the car was a scale used for weighing…

Our client was charged with heroin possession the Lawrence, Massachusetts. Police arrested him after their surveillance officers observed him purchasing heroin from a known drug dealer and then inject the drug in his car. He was placed on pretrial probation pursuant to G.L. c. 276 Section 87. He violated his probation and the case was…

The Massachusetts State Police were involved in a protracted drug trafficking investigation in the fall of 2015. Surveillance was established throughout areas of Norfolk County where specific known drug dealers would conduct high level drug sales. Various individuals were observed driving to and from drug distribution locations. These people were seen engaging in drug activities…

The defendant is a freshman in college. The prosecution alleged that in June of 2014 detective from the Lawrence, Massachusetts police narcotics unit observed activity consistent with drug dealing. Specifically, the defendant and two other Caucasian males were walking through a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. They seemed to be looking for someone and kept checking their…

In January of 2015 members of a joint task force involving Cape Cod police and ATF agents served and executed a search warrant on a home in Mashpee. During the course of the search officers located a significant number of marijuana plants, grow lights, packaging materials and some hash oil. Officers had been watching this…

The defendant is a chef and business owner in Boston. On the date in question members of the Boston Police drug unit observed the defendant walking aimlessly in a neighborhood known for high volume drugs sales. The officers observed the man meeting up with a woman known to them as a drug dealer. After a…

In November of 2014 the defendant was stopped for a motor vehicle violation while driving in the town of Needham. Due to suspended driver’s license the defendant was arrested. A booking search disclosed a significant quantity of a Class E controlled substance. The defendant was charged with Possession of a Class E Substance in the…

On May 22, 2015 members of the Quincy, Massachusetts police department were dispatched to an address for a report of a suspicious vehicle. The officers arrived at the reported location and saw a man sitting in a car looking down at his lap area. They approached the car and startled the occupant who appeared confused.…

On December 23, 2014 a Lawrence, Massachusetts drug task force was conducting surveillance on the south side of the city for the purpose of curbing street crime activity, particularly prostitution and drug distribution. During the course of the operation officers observed a vehicle with New Hampshire plates containing four occupants. Two of the occupants made…

On August 25, 2014 members of the Stoughton, Massachusetts police department were dispatched to a local housing development for a call on a suspicious person. The caller reported that a tall individual wearing jeans and a white long sleeve shirt was in front of one of the units and alleged to be purchasing and using…