33 pounds of fentanyl is seized in Boston – enough to wipe out all of Massachusetts – as drugs ring with direct links to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel is disrupted

Prosecutors said the synthetic opioid was being sold on the street by a drug gang with links to Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa Cartel, the drug organization once led by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán February 9, 2018Authorities in Boston have seized more than...

Ex-Framingham police officer loses pension after evidence room thefts

A former Framingham police officer who pleaded guilty to stealing cash from police headquarters was stripped of his pension Tuesday by the Framingham Retirement Board. Enter Article DATE HEREFRAMINGHAM — Fresh off a stint in jail, a former Framingham police...

Fentanyl banned from courtrooms

Fentanyl and carfentanil will be banned from Bay State courtrooms beginning next week because trial court officials fear the potentially deadly risk of handling the potent and toxic opioids. January 4, 2018Fentanyl and carfentanil will be banned from Bay State...

Massachusetts District Attorney to Dismiss Thousands of Drug Cases Following Chemist Crimes

Over 6,000 charges will be dropped due to Sonja Farak’s illicit actions. December 1, 2017For the second time in recent memory, Massachusetts has announced thousands of drug convictions will be dismissed following official malfeasance in the state’s...

Former Framingham cop apologizes for evidence theft, pleads guilty

Enter Headline here Enter Article DATE HEREWOBURN – A former Framingham Police officer tearfully apologized after pleading guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $19,000 from the police department’s evidence room more than two years ago.Alan Dubeshter, 56,...

Deputy, sergeant face hearings in Dracut evidence locker controversy

Sgt. also implicated in the evidence locker controversy, is the subject of another separate hearing. Enter Article DATE HEREDRACUT — Deputy Police Chief David Chartrand, suspended last year for two weeks for his handling of documents in a lieutenant’s...