A Milton man was sentenced following his conviction for drug trafficking charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that 26-year-old Brandy Soto-Lara was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. The sentence follows Lara’s guilty plea in October 2023 to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine […]
Two men are facing charges for allegedly taking part in a drug transaction in East Bridgewater. Police Chief Michael Jenkins says that shortly 3 p.m. Wednesday a detective was conducting surveillance in an unmarked cruiser in the area of the Carriage Crossing Shopping Center, 225 Bedford St. when he saw what he believed to be a […]
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz speaks with WATD’s Christine James about a major take down involving alleged narcotics dealers.
Eleven people were arrested on charges of being involved in a major Brockton drug trafficking organization distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine throughout towns in Plymouth, Norfolk and Bristol Counties. Attorney General Maura Healey announced that on Tuesday, authorities executed search warrants at six locations in Brockton, Stoughton, and Fall River. During the execution of the […]
A Braintree man receives a prison sentence following his conviction on gun and drug charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that 32-year-old Martin Angomas and 23 others were charged in June 2020 as part of Operation Snowfall, a multi-year investigation into drug trafficking activities conducted by members of a Boston-based street gang members and their […]
A Brockton man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison following his conviction on drug trafficking charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that 28-year-old Cody Goncalves had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, cocaine, […]
A Plymouth man is facing drug charges following a traffic stop in Carver. Massachusetts State Police say that shortly after 11 p.m. on December 22, a Trooper on patrol on Tremont St. saw a black Chrysler 300 traveling at 70 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. The Trooper caught up to […]
Two people are facing drug charges following their arrests in Brockton on Monday. Brockton Police say detectives with their Narcotics Unit and Gang Unit executed a search warrant for 196 Florence St. where they found more than half a kilo of cocaine and more than ten grams of the dangerous synthetic opioid Fentanyl. Investigators also […]
Two men are facing charges following a nine-month-long narcotics investigation that began in Brockton and led to arrests in Boston. Brockton Police say that, with the help of the Massachusetts State Police’s CINRET Team (Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team), they were able to execute two search warrants in Boston on Tuesday. That led to […]
Two people are facing drug charges following their arrest behind a Plymouth hotel. Police Captain Kevin Manuel tells WATD News that shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday officers observed two people in a parked car in the back lot of the Hampton Inn & Suites on Plaza Way. Manuel says when officers spoke to the man […]