Stoughton Suspect Arrested In Drug Trafficking Bust

BROCKTON, MA — Eleven suspects, including one from Stoughton, were arrested and charged Tuesday in a takedown of a major South Shore drug trafficking organization, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General.

The organization had been distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine throughout towns in Plymouth, Norfolk and Bristol Counties, Attorney General Maura Healey said Thursday.

The bust came following a long-term investigation by Healey’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force, which she said "has been critical in dismantling major drug trafficking networks and keeping our communities safe."

The force seized 450 grams of fentanyl, 550 grams of crack cocaine, three handguns, magazines, ammunition, and $26,000 in drug proceeds, according to the attorney general's office.

“I’m grateful to our many law enforcement partners for their collaboration and ongoing commitment to taking these deadly drugs off our streets," Healey added.

“There is no surer way to ravage neighborhoods, spur violence, and destroy lives than by trafficking deadly narcotics in our communities,” said State Police Colonel Christopher Mason. “The 11 defendants charged in Tuesday’s operation sowed despair and fed addictions across the South Shore, and we were pleased to work with Attorney General Healey and our law enforcement partners to take them off the street."

Colonel Mason added, "We hope the interdiction of this drug trafficking organization makes the holiday season a little brighter for the residents of the communities whose quality of life was adversely impacted by these defendants.”