DORCHESTER, MA — Boston police seized more than two kilograms of fentanyl and arrested five people following a months-long investigation into drug activity in the Southwest Corridor area.
Officers from the District D-4 Drug Control Unit and the Citywide Drug Control Unit executed search warrants this past week at three locations: 176 Stratton Street in Dorchester, 127 Hazelton Street in Mattapan, and 1059 Tremont Street in Roxbury.
The investigation began after police received numerous community complaints about suspected drug activity in the area.
Police seized more than two kilograms of fentanyl, 32 rounds of ammunition, digital scales, drug packaging materials and more than $3,000 in cash.
Ricky Wilson Soto-Arias, 36, of Dorchester, was arraigned in Dorchester District Court on charges of trafficking of Class A and unlawful possession of ammunition.
Doris Baez, 37, of Mattapan, was arraigned in Dorchester District Court on charges of trafficking of Class A and unlawful possession of ammunition.
Bryan Mejia, 31, of Mattapan, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court on a charge of trafficking of Class A.
Jeiel Hernandez, 44, of Boston, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court on a charge of trafficking of Class A.
Stephen Smith, 37, of Boston, was arraigned in Roxbury District Court on warrants issued out of Roxbury District Court for breaking and entering, nighttime, and larceny over $250.
The operation included assistance from multiple police units, including District B-2, B-3, C-11, D-14 and E-13 Drug Control Units, the Youth Violence Strike Force, Massachusetts State Police, MBTA Police and Boston Housing Authority Police.
