Crime & Safety

Police: Woman Arrested on Drug Charge at Boston Medical Center

Police said they arrested a suspect with illegal prescription drugs and a weapon.

The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions.

A resident of the Pine Street Inn was arrested on Monday night on drug charges, according to police. 

Boston Medical Center Department of Public Safety Special State Police Officers responded to narcotics activity at the entrance of 850 Harrison Avenue at about 11 a.m. on June 10.

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Through a security camera, officers allegedly observed a woman hand $10 to a person, who handed her an orange pill. The woman then put the pill in a small orange pill bottle.

Officers stopped the woman and searched her. According to police, they found her in possession of Suboxone pill. Officers also found a black folding knife with a blade longer than three inches, they said. 

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Luis Baez of 444 Harrison Avenue was arrested and charged with possession of a Class B substance. 

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