At about 2:00 PM, on Friday, March 8, 2024, officers assigned to the Drug Control Units of District C-11 (Dorchester) and B-3 (Mattapan) arrested Joseph Vilbrun, 25, of Dorchester, on firearm and drug charges.
Officers were conducting an ongoing investigation and execution of a search warrant. As a result of the search warrant, officers recovered a Sig-Sauer P365 with an obliterated serial and one round in the chamber with eight rounds in the magazine. A second firearm that was recovered was determined to be a Ruger LCP2 with an obliterated serial number and eight rounds in an extended magazine. Officers also located 85 rounds of loose ammunition. Officers further recovered 180 grams of cocaine, about 14 grams of heroin, and $2,300 in US currency.
Vilbrun was placed under arrest and charged with: Two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, trafficking of class B, and possession with intent to distribute class A. He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.