BOSTON — A 51-year-old Dorchester woman was arrested Monday on multiple drug trafficking charges after police observed suspected hand-to-hand drug transactions near Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue.
Cyndi Blount was taken into custody at approximately 2:47 p.m. by officers from the District D-4 Drug Control Unit during a directed patrol, according to the Boston Police Department.
Officers observed Blount conducting multiple transactions believed to be drug sales.
Police stopped a suspected buyer a short distance away on Massachusetts Avenue and recovered a plastic bag containing a substance believed to be crack cocaine.
Officers then approached Blount near 891 Massachusetts Avenue and arrested her.
A search at the scene recovered two plastic bags containing suspected fentanyl.
A subsequent search at District D-4 revealed approximately 43 grams of fentanyl and 47 grams of crack cocaine, police said.
Officers also seized an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency.
Blount is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on charges including distribution of Class B drugs, trafficking Class A drugs, trafficking Class B drugs, and distribution of Class B drugs as a second and subsequent offense.
During the booking process, Blount ingested an unknown quantity of fentanyl and was transported to a local hospital for treatment before being returned to District D-4, police said.
