Crime & Safety
Watertown Man Busted On Fentanyl Distribution Charges
Watertown Police Department Detectives executed the warrant alongside the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force.
WATERTOWN, MA — A Watertown man was arrested on Thursday and is facing drug charges.
Watertown police worked with the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force to arrest and charge a 28-year-old Watertown man. The team executed a search warrant on his Morse Street home on Thursday. The man was charged with possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
The man will be arraigned at the Waltham District Court on Monday.
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"Fentanyl is a very dangerous opioid, overdoses involving fentanyl can lead to respiratory depression and death," Watertown police said.
The incident prompted police to remind residents struggling with a substance use disorder to call the Watertown Police Department's in-house clinician, Ms. Duarte for support and free Narcan, 617-600-1312.
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