Somerville Man Charged With Heroin Trafficking

SOMERVILLE, MA — A Somerville man was charged with heroin trafficking as a result of an undercover operation with the ATF in the area of the Mystic Housing Development, police said. Tevon NGomba, 27, was arrested after selling what authorities believe to be fentanyl/heroin to federal agents over the course of a few weeks, police said.

The ATF also had negotiated a deal to buy a gun from NGomba for $1,500, according to the police report. Police and federal agents conducted surveillance of NGomba in the area of Temple Street and Sydney Street on Aug. 3 and witnessed what they believed to be a drug deal, police said.

NGomba approached another car and was seen frantically patting down his pants pockets before running down Temple Street toward Mystic Avenue, the police report stated. Authorities intercepted NGomba as he ran down Mystic Avenue and took him into custody.

Authorities also searched the car in which NGomba had arrived to the area and spoke with the driver. She told them they could search the car, where they found a bag with a black and silver handgun and three rounds of ammunition in the magazine inside, police said. They also found a clear plastic bag in the glove box with a brown powdery substance believed to be fentanyl/heroin, police said.

The driver told officers the gun and powdery substance were "Tevon's," the police report stated. The powder was estimated to weigh 20 grams, police said.

NGomba was taken to the hospital after complaining of shortness of breath and chest pains during his arrest. Once released, he was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, trafficking in heroin/morphine/opium, defacing a firearm serial number and use of a firearm in a felony.