BOSTON (WHDH) - A 26-year-old man faces drug trafficking charges after police found nearly a pound of heroin in several Boston neighborhoods.
Yeury Villar, 26 of Boston, was charged on Monday after police Boston Police seized 444 grams of heroin in Mattapan, Dorchester and Roslindale neighborhoods, according to a statement released by the department..
Police reported they also found over $5,000, drug paraphernalia, scales and cell phones.
Police in the department’s Drug Control Unit received search warrants as part of an investigation “to target those involved in illegal drug activities.”
It is unclear how Police identified the suspect and connected him with the drugs.
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