A Dorchester man was arrested Saturday evening after allegedly being discovered with 700 packs of unstamped menthol cigarettes, 38 baggage of crack cocaine and different contraband, Boston Police mentioned Sunday.
BPD officers have been conducting an ongoing drug investigation and executing search warrants for a constructing on Roseland Road simply earlier than midnight, in line with the division. On the web site, BPD mentioned, cops allegedly discovered 38 plastic baggage or about 50 grams of crack cocaine, a “large plastic bag” of marijuana, about 700 packages of unstamped menthol cigarettes, drug paraphernalia, and $2,074.
Parrish Jones, 58, of Dorchester, was arrested round 11:40 p.m., police mentioned. Jones has been charged with varied drug fees together with Class B trafficking and possession and sale of unstamped cigarettes.
Menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco have been banned in Massachusetts in 2020. An 51-year-old Alabama man was arrested final week for allegedly promoting bins of Newport cigarettes in Dorchester’s Grove Corridor neighborhood. Opponents of the ban referred to as the bust “only the tip of the iceberg” for unlawful menthol cigarette gross sales in Massachusetts.
Jones is anticipated to be arraigned in Dorchester District Courtroom.
