Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Dealing Fentanyl In Tewksbury, Police Say
A man was taken into custody earlier this week after police said they found him with 42 grams of fentanyl.
TEWKSBURY, MA – Police recently arrested a man on accusations that he was dealing fentanyl.
Vasil Rijamadze, 51, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged with trafficking fentanyl.
Police were called to an Andover Street address to conduct an investigation Monday.
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Officers found about 42 grams of fentanyl in a hotel room that had been rented to Rijamadze, according to police. He was taken into custody.
He was arraigned Thursday in Lowell District Court, where he was ordered held without bail.
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