On Thursday, August 20, 2026, officers assigned to the citywide Neighborhood Engagement Safety Team (NEST) arrested Steven Poillucci, 32, of Roxbury, on drug trafficking charges.
About 4:45 PM, officers were advised that a 9-1-1 call was received for the area of 112 Southampton Street for a report of a male individual believed to have a large amount of drugs and refusing to be searched. Further information was gathered that the man inside was attempting to sell drugs.
Upon arrival, police located a male matching the description in the area of Island and Gerard Street. As officers approached the suspect, they could see a large quantity of money inside the front pocket of the suspect’s hoodie.
Officers recovered a plastic bag of fentanyl and a plastic bag of crack cocaine from the suspect’s shorts. A plastic bag of K2 was also located inside the suspect’s bag. The seized money was determined to be $1,386 in U.S. currency, and the drugs were weighed at 28 grams of crack cocaine and 24 grams of fentanyl. A black digital scale was also seized from the suspect.
Poillucci was placed under arrest and is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court for the following charges:
- Trafficking of cocaine in 18 grams or more, less than 36 grams
- Trafficking of fentanyl in 18 grams or more, less than 26 grams
- Possession with intent to distribute class C
