Massachusetts' Growing Crystal Meth Addiction - Weekend Drug Bust Fits Alarming Trend
Local and state police made a major drug bust that allegedly included the seizure of more than 75 grams of crystal meth, a highly addictive narcotic that appears to be growing in popularity here.
On Friday, March 5, Massachusetts State Police, Holyoke Police, and members of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a West Glen Street residence in Holyoke, State Police said.
During the search, law enforcement officials allegedly found
76 grams of crystal methamphetamine,
13 grams of fentanyl,
14 grams of crack cocaine,
various illicit prescrip…
NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers
Trenton police cleared a duplex home of 32 guests and arrested two adults on cocaine charges on Saturday, authorities said.
Most of those partying on the 100 block of Elm Street were teenagers and young adults, police said.
The home had been converted into an overnight club, police said, with music blasting, lights flashing and a disco ball spinning.
Luis Santos-Bautista, 28, was charged with multiple counts of cocaine distribution, endangering the welfare of a child and maintaining a nuisance, police said. About 200 grams of cocaine in 152 baggies was recovered by police as well as …
Suspected Drug Dealers From Mercer, Ocean Counties Arrested On Crack Cocaine Charges
Two suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Brick Township, authorities said.
Brick Police Department's Street Crimes Unit Detectives made a warranted “knock and announce” search at the Maple Leaf Park Complex, on Sawmill Road about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Patrol Officer Victoria Finelli.
David Gonzalez, 32, from Brick in Ocean County was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and crack, possession of cocaine and crack, possession of paraphernalia and tampering with evidence, Finelli said.
Joshua Gonzalez, 31, from East Windsor in Mercer County, was charg…
I-84 Traffic Stop Nets 5 Kilos Of Cocaine, Three Arrests
Three people were busted with more than five kilos of cocaine during a traffic stop in Connecticut.
The bust took place around 2:37 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, when troopers stopped a Honda Ridgeline for speeding on I-84 westbound in Middlebury, said the Connecticut State Police.
During the stop, troopers developed probable cause to search the vehicle and as a result, uncovered 5.66 kilos of cocaine partially concealed in the backseat, state police said.
The occupants of the vehicle, Joao Burgos-Alvardo, 30, Cynthia Lacen-Pellot, 39, and Maranyelis Pacheco, 29, all of Waterbury, were arres…
‘Relentless’: Paterson PD Raids Drug Den, Seizes Hundreds Of Pills, Crack, Guns, $9,000 Cash
Paterson police smashed another drug den, continuing what city officials called the relentless pursuit of dealers, seizing hundreds of pain-killing pills, along with crack, pot, two guns and a sizable stack of cash.
Responding to citizens’ concerns, Narcotics Division detectives watched the Pennington Street home near Paterson Eastside High School and made undercover buys before launching a search-warranted early-morning raid, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
They arrested seven people, six on major charges, while seizing the drugs, $8,955 in proceeds and both a .32-caliber …
72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin
What began as a couple of routine daylight drug busts led Paterson detectives to enough raw heroin to fill more than 2,700 bags, as well as the arrest of a 72-year-old accused buyer.
It was around 11:30 a.m. when detectives saw Michael T. James, 50, emerge from a home on Oak Street, sell some drugs to a buyer, then head back inside, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
An arrest team quickly grabbed Calvin L. Wallace, 47, of Broadway near the corner of nearby Summer and Morton streets, Speziale said. He was carrying 62 heroin folds and seven small bags of crack, the director sai…
Hackensack PD Raids Apartment, Seizes 461 Heroin Folds, Oxy, Cash, Ex-Con
Hackensack police raided an ex-con’s apartment Friday and seized 461 heroin folds, 82 Oxycodone pills, pot and $1,170 in drug proceeds, authorities said.
Cyrus Maurice Hammond, 27, had been dealing in the neighborhood of mid-rise and garden apartment buildings near Hackensack High School and Carver Park, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said.
Records show that the unemployed Hammond already had a history of drug-related arrests and convictions in Hackensack and Englewood.
Thanks to the work of Narcotics Detective Nart Marza, police raided the Quail Heights apartment on Prospect Avenue, turned up …
Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822
Paterson drug detectives raided a public housing development and seized 426 heroin folds, 45 bags and 18 vials of crack, a loaded handgun and $7,822 in drug proceeds, authorities said.
They arrested seven adults, as well as a 16-year-old boy who they said was carrying a loaded handgun.
Police responding to complaints of drug dealing got a warrant for the residence at the low-rise Sojourner Douglass Homes on Jefferson Street off North 1st Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Among those arrested on various charges involving the sale of heroin and cocaine were first-floor resi…
