Crime & Safety
CT Man Charged In Beverly Broadway Cocaine Bust
Beverly police said cocaine was seized after they were provided a tip that a delivery was coming to the Broadway/Rantoul Street area.
BEVERLY, MA — A Connecticut man is facing cocaine trafficking charges after Beverly police said a tip about an incoming delivery led to the seizure of the drug last week.
Police said Raajon M. James, 27, of Manchester, Connecticut, was charged with trafficking more than 36 grams but less than 100 grams of cocaine following the bust in the area of Rantoul Street and Broadway on Saturday.
Police said that based on the tip they had a potential time for the delivery and a vehicle description of the suspected distributor.
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"With the information provided, police were able to develop a suspect identified as James," police said. "A criminal history revealed James to be a violent felon currently on a five-year suspended prison sentence out of Connecticut for a case involving drugs, guns and a high-speed pursuit."
Police said the vehicle was identified about the time of the expected delivery on Broadway and they made a traffic stop.
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Police said two ounces of cocaine were found concealed on James and that he was taken into custody without incident.
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