In a notable bust in Mattapan, authorities seized over 200 grams of illegal substances as part of a coordinated operation that included officers from the Drug Control Units of several districts and the DEA. The Boston Police Department reported the arrest of 58-year-old Michael Browne of Brookline, who now faces drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop that led to the discovery of drugs and cash.
The sequence of events that resulted in Browne’s apprehension began when officers, who were acting on intelligence and subsequent search warrants, pulled him over on Capen Street and, upon searching, found 19 grams of crack cocaine and roughly $1,960 in U.S. currency in his possession. The arrest was the culmination of efforts from District C-6 (South Boston), B-3 (Mattapan), and E-13 (Jamaica Plain), all of whom collaborated in this drug sting operation, a coordinated effort indicative of the weight authorities are placing on fighting the war on drugs in the city’s neighborhoods.
Following the traffic stop, a search warrant at 157 Delhi Street brought to light a significant haul of illicit drugs. Officials recovered 80 grams of fentanyl and 130 grams of crack cocaine, among other substances, including 165 Suboxone strips and three vials of liquid methadone; officers also found drug paraphernalia like digital scales and drug manufacturing materials suggestive of large-scale drug trafficking activity…