A Winthrop auxiliary police officer was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of dealing drugs while on duty. According to sources, the suspect sold cocaine not only from his police car, but while he was parked within a school zone, amongst other locations. Federal law enforcement officials reportedly followed him…
Authorities in New Hampshire announced a surprising second arrest in connection with the case of a New Hampshire teenager who was recently charged with killing two Massachusetts women on bicycles.The 19 year old teenage girl was arraigned this week on charges of negligent homicide and second-degree assault. However, police announced…
Boston Police executed a sting operation last Friday night, which led to the arrest of two men accused of dealing “Molly” in South Boston. According to a statement from police, officers arranged to meet a man at 150 Northern Avenue in order to purchase purchase 1.5 grams of “Molly” (a…
Police made two arrests after pulling a car over on suspicion that the occupants were smoking marijuana, and found marijuana and several other illegal drugs. Brookline Police stopped the car after police smelled burning marijuana coming from the vehicle and saw something smoking that was being passed between the passengers.…
Two individuals were arrested by Cambridge Police earlier this month, following an exchange in which a detective witnessed what he perceived to be a transaction involving a firearm, drugs, or both. An ununiformed detective spotted one of the individuals, and believed that the individual was concealing a firearm, and after…
Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced that he is mandating a change to Justice Department policy regarding no longer requiring charging of crimes with mandatory minimum sentences in the cases of individuals who have committed low-level, non-violent drug crimes who do not have ties to large-scale organizations, gangs or cartels.The…
A United States Attorney recently announced that an alleged Chinatown crime boss has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for his involvement in drug trafficking, money laundering, and prostitution related criminal activities.The U.S. Attorney said in a statement that the defendant, Wei Xing Chen, pleaded guilty in…
Boston authorities announced the allegedly successful execution of a series of raids, which they referred to as “Operation H.” The crackdown targeted various individuals suspected of drug trafficking, gang activity, and violent crime. A spokesperson for the local district attorney’s office said that 75 people are potentially facing charges, which…
Massachusetts’ highest state court ruled last week that so called “social sharing” of marijuana is not a crime. The decision dealt with four separate cases that fell within the purview of a voter approved initiative which decriminalized possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. In one case, a man…
There have been multiple reports, and in fact even indictments of several employees of drug processing crime labs in Massachusetts in recent months. Additionally, two crime labs used by the state to process drug samples have been closed down until the allegations regarding the mishandling of evidence have been thoroughly…