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Boston Police Drug Control Unit Officers arrested a man from Quincy and another from West Roxbury last week on Massachusetts Drug Crimes Charges.
Both men where arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Class A Substance, Heroin.
According to the Boston Police Department, officers were conducting undercover surveillance in the area of CVS in Roslindale, which they allege is a high drug transaction area. The officers reportedly recognized the Quincy man and followed him to West Roxbury, where he allegedly met another man.
That second individual allegedly got into the Quincy man’s car and drove off. After allegedly committing traffic violations, Boston Police officers stopped the car and allegedly observed a package of heroin on the driver’s side floor.
Massachusetts Drug Crime Arrests come in a variety of different contexts, but the motor vehicle stop is one of the most common. Police officers conducting undercover drug surveillance must have reasonable suspicion that a crime has or is being committed before they can pull a car over.
Often times, however, where their observations does not meet the requisite level to justify a stop based on suspicion of a drug transaction, police will follow the car and pull it over for a “traffic violation”. Even though the police officers’ real intention in pulling the car over is to investigate for the presence of drugs, using a traffic stop to justify pulling the car over is lawful.
In any type of drug case, whether the result of a vehicle stop, street encounter, or search warrant, the specific facts justifying the police officer’s Search and Seizure of the person should be heavily scrutinized and, in most cases, challenged on constitutional grounds by way of a motion to suppress.
Boston Criminal Lawyer Lefteris K. Travayiakis has extensive experience in successfully defending Massachusetts Drug Crimes Charges and is available 24/7 for consultation.
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