50 Plastic Bags of Crack Cocaine Recovered in Mattapan

At about 9:45 AM, on Friday, December 8, 2023, officers assigned to the Drug Control Units of District C-11 (Dorchester) and B-3 (Mattapan) arrested Michael Johnson, 66, of Boston on drug related charges.

Officers were conducting an ongoing drug investigation and execution of search warrants in the area of 227 River Street. As a result of the search warrants, officers recovered approximately 50 plastic bags of what they believed to be Crack Cocaine. The drugs were later determined to be about 13.5 grams.

Johnson was placed under arrest and charged with: Possession with intent to distribute class B. He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.