BOSTON, MA — Boston Police Department Drug Control Units, working alongside the Norfolk County Police Anti-Crime Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force, executed a court-authorized search warrant of an apartment in Dorchester on Monday.
The warrant was the result of a lengthy, multi-agency undercover investigation.
Officers made entry into the rear of the apartment located at 20 Kerwin Street and located the sole occupant, the target of the investigation.
The individual was taken into custody without incident.
A search of the premises yielded a large amount of undisclosed U.S. currency as well as approximately 150.9 grams of fentanyl powder, approximately 813.1 grams of cocaine, approximately 1,720 blue fentanyl pills weighing approximately 191 grams, and approximately 1,600 orange methamphetamine pills weighing approximately 480 grams.
Additional items seized included digital scales, multiple cell phones, identification documents, and packaging materials consistent with drug distribution.
Edgar Baez-De La Rosa, 38, of Weymouth, is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court charged with trafficking in a Class A controlled substance (fentanyl, over 100 grams), trafficking in a Class A controlled substance (fentanyl pills, over 100 grams), trafficking in a Class B controlled substance (cocaine, over 200 grams), and trafficking in a Class B controlled substance (methamphetamine pills, over 200 grams).
