The Mass & Cass crackdown has notched another arrest.
Boston police report the Neighborhood Engagement Safety Team (NEST) broke up an alleged drug deal after observing “what appeared to be hand-to-hand exchanges between two individuals” over the weekend.
The suspect continued to work the streets and was ultimately arrested on Saturday, including after police witnessed a woman tossing a small plastic bag containing a white rock-like substance as they approached. She is being summoned to court.
Police say Trahern Combs, 55, of Dorchester, was quickly arrested and is being charged with trafficking in fentanyl, crack cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute pot.
Police report they seized three medium plastic bags of fentanyl totaling approximately 10 grams; 24 small plastic bags of crack cocaine totaling approximately 7 grams; eight medium plastic bags of marijuana totaling approximately 19 grams; and an undisclosed amount of money.
Although weed is legal in Massachusetts, Combs did not appear to have any license to sell the drug.
Combs was first seen in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street, and police added he is being held until his arraignment on Tuesday.
As the Herald reported just before winter began, the city is now urging residents to utilize the Coordinated Response Team (CRT) and the police department’s Neighborhood Engagement Support Team to help combat the opioid crisis.
The homeless tents are banned on Mass and Cass, and now the next enforcement wave has begun.
It’s basically crowdsourcing the opioid use heartache that has made life in Boston a nightmare for businesses and homeowners who are forced to live with the risk of needle pricks and stumbling addicts roaming the streets.
