Boston Police Department Drug Control Units, working alongside the Norfolk County Police Anti-Crime Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force, executed a court-authorized search warrant of an apartment located at 20 Kerwin Street in Dorchester on Monday, April 6, 2026.
The warrant was the result of a lengthy, multi-agency undercover investigation. Officers made entry into the rear of the apartment and located the sole occupant, the target of the investigation. The individual was taken into custody without incident.
A search of the premises yielded a large amount of undisclosed U.S. currency as well as the following:
- Fentanyl (powder): approximately 150.9 grams
- Cocaine: approximately 813.1 grams
- Blue pills (fentanyl, Class A): approximately 1,720 pills, approximately 191 grams
- Orange pills (methamphetamine, Class B): approximately 1,600 pills, approximately 480 grams
Additional items seized included digital scales, multiple cell phones, identification documents, and packaging materials consistent with drug distribution.
Edgar Baez-De La Rosa, 38, of Weymouth, MA, is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court charged with the following:
- Trafficking in a Class A Controlled Substance (Fentanyl, over 100 grams)
- Trafficking in a Class A Controlled Substance (Fentanyl Pills, over 100 grams)
- Trafficking in a Class B Controlled Substance (Cocaine, over 200 grams)
- Trafficking in a Class B Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine Pills, over 200 grams)