Crime & Safety

Successful Drug Bust Executed In Somerville

Two people were charged after a large amount of paraphernalia was found.

SOMERVILLE, MA — Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan partnered with the State Police to conduct a drug trafficking bust that resulted in two arrests earlier this month.

Residents Claude Pelissier, 37, and Felicia DiPietrantonio, 37 were arrested on numerous drug-related charges after they were reportedly found to be in possession of 52 grams of crack cocaine, 68 grams of fentanyl, other unidentified pills, Suboxone strips, $5,800 in cash, cutting agents, plastic bags, and a scale after DiPietrantonio’s home was raided.

Ryan said large-scale drug operations are the best way to combat the opioid and fentanyl crises.

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“Fentanyl is highly lethal and one pill may prove deadly,” Ryan said.

Pelissier and DiPietrantonio are slated to be arraigned on Monday, Aug. 25 in Somerville District Court.

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