BOSTON – On Saturday, August 23, 2025, officers assigned to the Drug Control Unit of District A-1 (Downtown) arrested Devyn Barbosa, 30, of Fall River, on multiple drug trafficking offenses following an investigation inside the Boston Common.
While on patrol, officers observed Barbosa counting and sorting an item in his hand, which they believed to be concealed illegal narcotics inside a vape container. After stopping him, officers recovered the container and conducted a search incident to arrest.
The search led to the recovery of 54 plastic bags of crack cocaine (18 grams), 25 plastic bags of fentanyl (10 grams), one bag of crystal methamphetamine, and $175 in U.S. currency found in Barbosa’s fanny pack…