A 33-year-old Peabody man was one of two arrested in Salem after police broke up a drug deal Thursday afternoon.
Salem police arrested two men (one from Peabody, one from Beverly) and broke up a drug deal in their city Thursday afternoon thanks to an officer who just happened to be passing by at the right time, reports the Salem News. Matthew Penney, 33, of 7 Hunt St., Peabody, and Lawrence Kline, 25, of 510 Hale St., Beverly, were taken into custody in the parking lot of Bay State Billiards on Washington Street in Salem for multiple drug violations. The Salem News reports officers found more than 100 pills on Penney, including OxyContin, oxymorphone and alprazolam, and some methadone. He was charged with seven counts of drug possession (Class B, C and E) with intent to distribute, a drug violation in a school zone and assault and battery with a …
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231 Washington St, Salem, MA
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A combined task force of law enforcement agents arrested a 21-year-old Peabody man on drug charges at his West Peabody home. Police say he's a member of the "Tiny Rascals.” Officers found cocaine, a scale, plastic baggies, ties, cash and other gang member
Peabody police arrested a local member of the nationwide gang “Tiny Rascals” at his West Peabody home on drug charges Wednesday afternoon. And in addition to 21-year-old David Oth, police found eight grams of cocaine, a digital scale, plastic baggies and ties – items that would be used to distribute drugs, along with a "moderate amount of cash" and members of another "notorious" gang – the "Bloods," police said. A press release said Peabody narcotics detectives Eric Ricci and David Murphy executed a search warrant at 17 Magnolia Ter., along with members of the Gloucester Drug Task Force, Beverly Narcotics Unit, ATF Boston Group 6 and Peabody patrol officers during a daytime operation. Oth, who lives at that address, was taken into custody …
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