On Friday, March 13, 2026, officers assigned to District A-1 (Downtown) arrested Derek Boston, 30, of Boston, on multiple drug charges and several active warrants.
At approximately 8:45 AM, officers conducting routine patrol in the area of South Station made contact with an individual who was loitering near one of the train tracks.
Officers discovered that the suspect had four active warrants out of Falmouth District Court and Boston Municipal Court on charges including uttering a false check, forgery, larceny, and possession of a Class A drug.
During a subsequent search, officers recovered a plastic bag of fentanyl, four plastic bags of crystal methamphetamine, fourteen tablets of Vicodin, seventeen tablets of Percocet, and two unidentified pills. Officers also recovered a digital scale, drug packaging materials, and $70 in U.S. currency.
Derek Boston was placed under arrest and is expected to be arraigned at Boston Municipal Court on the following charges:
- Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
- Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
- Two counts of possession with intent to distribute Class C
- Two counts of possession with intent to distribute Class E
- Loitering in a railroad station