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Groveland Police Arrest Haverhill Men for Possession of Heroin

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Groveland Police Department
Jeffrey Gillen, Chief
Public Safety Building
181 Main St
Groveland, MA 01834

For Immediate Release

Monday, Feb. 11, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Groveland Police Arrest Haverhill Men for Possession of Heroin

Groveland Police recovered seven grams of heroin and prescription drugs following a motor vehicle stop over the weekend. (Courtesy Photo Groveland Police)

GROVELAND — Chief Jeffrey Gillen reports that the Groveland Police Department arrested two men over the weekend for possession of seven grams of heroin.

NICHOLAS LEO, AGE 31, OF HAVERHILL is charged with:

  • Possession of a Class A Drug (Heroin)
  • Possession of a Class E Drug Without a Prescription (Alprazolam and Adderall)

ANDRE BERGERON, AGE 34, OF HAVERHILL is charged with:

  • Possession of a Class A Drug (Heroin) (Subsequent Offense)
  • Possession of a Class E Drug Without a Prescription (Alprazolam and Adderall)

On Saturday, Feb. 9, at approximately 11:20 a.m., Groveland Police observed a vehicle traveling on School Street cross over the double yellow line on three occasions.

A Groveland officer then conducted a motor vehicle stop and noticed that the driver, identified as LEO, had a small blue container attached to his keys. Through training and experience, the officer recognized the container as one that is normally used to transport drugs.

LEO and his passenger, BERGERON, were asked to exit the vehicle. Following an on-scene investigation, police located seven grams of heroin inside the vehicle and on BERGERON’S person.

Both were placed under arrest and transported to the Groveland Police Department, where they were held without bail pending their arraignment at Haverhill District Court.

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Holbrook Police Arrest Four for Alleged Fentanyl Trafficking

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Holbrook Police Department
William J. Smith, Chief of Police
300 South Franklin St.
Holbrook, MA 02343

For Immediate Release

Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Holbrook Police Arrest Four for Alleged Fentanyl Trafficking

50 Grams of Fentanyl and Heroin Seized, along with Illegal Handgun

HOLBROOK — Chief William Smith reports that the Holbrook Police Department, after an investigation, arrested four individuals and charged them with trafficking in Fentanyl, among other charges.

The arrests come as the result of a multi-jurisdictional investigation, with assistance from the South Shore Drug Task Force and municipal police from around the region. As a result of the investigation:

NELSON GONZALEZ, AGE 31, OF ROXBURY; EDGARDO RIVERA-SANCHEZ, AGE 28, OF ROXBURY; CESAR ANDUJAR, AGE 30, OF MATTAPAN; AND YESSICA MARGARITA FRANJUL, AGE 33, OF MATTAPAN were each charged with:

  • Trafficking Fentanyl Over 10 Grams
  • Distribution of a Class A Drug (Fentanyl)
  • Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Law

RIVERA-SANCHEZ was additionally charged with Providing a False Identification to Police and Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

All four were arraigned Thursday, Dec. 6, at Quincy District Court where they pleaded not guilty. They are due back in court for a hearing on Jan. 4.

  • GONZALEZ was held on $100,000 bail
  • ANDUJAR was held on $20,000 bail
  • FRANJUL was held on $15,000 bail
  • RIVERA-SANCHEZ was released on personal recognizance

On Wednesday, Dec. 5, at approximately 7:30 p.m., police executed three arrest warrants and one search warrant, as part of the culmination of a three-month investigation into an alleged drug trafficking ring operating in the region.

The target of the investigation, GONZALEZ, was arrested by detectives as part of a controlled narcotics purchase in Randolph, along with RIVERA-SANCHEZ.

Simultaneously, Boston Police detectives assisted with the execution of a search warrant at GONZALEZ’S residence at 67 Winthrop St., Roxbury.

During the search of the apartment, detectives observed a female party, identified as FRANJUL, drive up to the front of the apartment building in a silver Honda Accord. She was subsequently placed under arrest. FRANJUL had allegedly used the vehicle during several undercover drug buys throughout the course of the investigation. 

ANDUJAR was arrested at his home on Woodbole Avenue in Boston.

About 50 grams of a mixture of Fentanyl and heroin, were purchased by an undercover officer on 11 different occasions as the investigation went on. During the execution of the search warrant, a 9mm handgun and ammunition was found in a common area of the apartment building and seized. Additionally, approximately $3,000 in cash and the Honda sedan were seized as a result of the search warrant.

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Police in Winthrop, Revere and Suffolk County Arrest Two on Drug Trafficking Charges

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Winthrop Police Department
Chief Terence M. Delehanty
3 Metcalf Square
Winthrop, MA 02152

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Police in Winthrop, Revere and Suffolk County Arrest Two on Drug Trafficking Charges

WINTHROP – Chief Terence Delehanty and Chief James Guido report that the joint investigative team of the Winthrop and Revere Police Departments and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department took part in an operation this morning that resulted in two arrests on charges of heroin distribution.

MANUEL VLADIMIR MORELL RODRIGUEZ, AGE 27 and REYNALDO APONTE, AGE 32, OF BOSTON were arrested and preliminarily charged with:

  • Trafficking a Class A Substance (Heroin)
  • Distribution of a Class A Substance (Multiple Counts) (Heroin)

Additional charges are expected against both men.

At 6 a.m. today, the three Suffolk County law enforcement agencies executed search warrants at two addresses in the area of Dudley Square in Boston, resulting in the arrests of APONTE and RODRIGUEZ. 

In addition, officers seized approximately of kilo of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, as well as an estimated $5,000 in cash, multiple cell phones and various packaging materials.

The arrests are the result of an extensive multi-jurisdictional investigation, which identified APONTE and RODRIGUEZ as suspects in an enterprise in which they allegedly distributed heroin in Winthrop and Revere. Through the investigation, the agencies determined that APONTE and RODRIGUEZ were delivering drugs to the two communities using a courier-style system.

“Today’s arrests are an example of the importance of significant regional collaboration, which makes all of our communities safer by limiting the ability of drug dealers to function,” Chief Delehanty said. “Investigations like these improve the quality of life for our residents and have caused a significant amount of deadly drugs, and the dangerous criminals who distribute them, to be removed from our streets.”

The Massachusetts State Police, Boston Police, FBI, DEA and Immigration and Customs Enforcement all played an integral role in the investigation.

“I want to thank all of our law enforcement partners who worked closely to make today’s operation possible,” Chief Guido said. “We all share a strong commitment to keeping our neighborhoods safe, which we accomplish by collaborating on a regular basis to identify and eliminate criminal enterprises like the one these suspects were involved with.”

APONTE and RODRIGUEZ were scheduled to be arraigned today in Suffolk District Court.

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Whitman Police Charge Man with Trafficking Heroin

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Whitman Police Department
Scott D. Benton, Chief of Police
20 Essex St
Whitman, MA 02382

For Immediate Release

Friday, Sept. 28, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-742-3922
Email: [email protected]

Whitman Police Charge Man with Trafficking Heroin

Officers Seize 165 Grams of Heroin

WHITMAN — Chief Scott D. Benton reports that the Whitman Police Department arrested and charged a man with trafficking heroin after a motor vehicle stop Thursday night.

JEAN CARLOS BATISTA-ROSARIO, AGE 26, OF MATTAPAN was charged with:

  • Trafficking in Heroin
  • Drug Violation Near a School/Park
  • Possession to With Intent to Distribute Cocaine
  • Possession of a Class A Drug (Fentanyl)

At approximately 5 p.m., Whitman Police Officer Paul Young was driving an unmarked cruiser on School Street when he noticed a suspicious vehicle in the driveway of a home, with a man, later identified as BATISTA-ROSARIO, in the driver’s seat.

Officer Young stopped and observed a man, who is known to police, exit the residence and get inside of BATISTA-ROSARIO’S red Hyundai sedan. After observing what he believed to be a drug transaction, Officer Young called for backup and then began to follow the Hyundai as BATISTA-ROSARIO quickly drove away from the home.

The vehicle was stopped a short time later on nearby Park Avenue, near the intersection of Hayden Avenue.

BATISTA-ROSARIO, was detained and his vehicle was searched.

Officers located a hidden compartment, known as a “hide,” under the front passenger’s seat of the vehicle and inside the compartment was several small baggies of heroin.

Seized from the vehicle were 67 baggies of heroin weighing approximately 165 grams, five bags of crack cocaine weighing three grams, two blue pills containing fentanyl, two cell phones and $129 in cash.

BATISTA-ROSARIO was placed under arrest without further incident and taken to the Whitman Police Department to be booked.

BATISTA-ROSARIO is expected to be arraigned Friday at Brockton District Court.

“The horrendous impact of the nationwide opioid epidemic is well-documented, and the Whitman Police Department works very hard to support those suffering from addiction and their families,” Chief Benton said. “However, those who seek to profit from the suffering and misery of others — drug dealers — remain and shall remain a target of aggressive enforcement action aimed at shutting down their operations and holding them accountable for the considerable harm they cause in our communities. I would like to praise the diligent work of Officer Young, whose great police work resulted in this arrest.”

These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

 

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