Over the past several months, officers from District D-4 (South End) Drug Control Unit, working in partnership with the Citywide Drug Control Unit, conducted an extensive investigation in response to numerous community complaints about suspected drug activity in the Southwest Corridor area.
Through their efforts, investigators uncovered a Fentanyl distribution network operating within the community.
This past week, officers executed several search warrants at locations including 176 Stratton Street in Dorchester, 127 Hazelton Street in Mattapan, and 1059 Tremont Street in Roxbury. The operation was carried out with the assistance of multiple units, including the District B-2 (Roxbury), B-3 (Mattapan), C-11 (Dorchester), D-14 (Allston/Brighton), and E-13 (Jamaica Plain) Drug Control Units, as well as the Youth Violence Strike Force, Massachusetts State Police, MBTA Police, and Boston Housing Authority Police.
As a result of the coordinated operation, officers seized more than two kilograms of Fentanyl, thirty-two rounds of ammunition, digital scales, drug packaging materials, and over $3,000 in U.S. currency.
The following suspects were placed under arrest as an outcome from these search warrants:
Ricky Wilson Soto-Arias, 36, of Dorchester, was arraigned in Dorchester District Court
– Trafficking of Class A
– Unlawful Possession of Ammunition
Doris Baez, 37, of Mattapan, was arraigned in Dorchester District Court
– Trafficking of Class A
– Unlawful Possession of Ammunition
Bryan Mejia, 31, of Mattapan, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court
– Trafficking of Class A
Jeiel Hernandez, 44, of Boston, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court
– Trafficking of Class A
Stephen Smith, 37, of Boston, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court
– Warrants issued out of Roxbury District Court for Breaking and Entering, Nighttime, and Larceny over $250
