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Prospective AARP members charged with running a crack and fentanyl ring

By adamg on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 3:13pm

Boston Police report arresting five men - aged between 41 and 62 - on drug-distribution charges and seizing more than 2 1/2 pounds of crack and fentanyl in raids on three addresses near Boston Medical Center and Mass and Cass.

Jose Virella-Castro, 41, Jarlin Soto-Soto, 41, Alejandro Fernandez, 62, Michael Moreira, 57, and Rafael Puntier, 54, were each charged with trafficking Class A drugs and trafficking Class B drugs, police say.

Police say that officers and DEA agents armed with search warrants raided an apartment at the Northampton Tower, 35 Northampton St. and apartments at 155 Eustis St. and 161 W. Springfield St. around 12:10 p.m. as part of an investigation that started several months ago.

Police say officers and agents seized "459 plastic bags of crack cocaine which was weighed at approximately 253 grams, 412 plastic bags of fentanyl which was weighed at approximately 980 grams, about $7,977 in US currency, multiple plastic bags, gloves, masks, cutting agents, and drug paraphernalia."

Innocent, etc.

Neighborhoods: 
Roxbury
South End
Topics: 
Crime
Free tagging: 
Northampton Street
Eustis Street
West Springfield Street


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Comments

By xyz on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 3:19pm.

To be fair, after almost 45 years of Reaganite and Reagan-lite economics, that 62-year-old drug dealer is quite likely not anywhere near retiring.

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By anon on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 7:21pm.

Are u familar with the crack smoking society? It's taught down to the generations. Everything from down to cleaning the pipe when the shit's gone. It's a world you are clueless about. Crack don't care who is President and it knows no end. It will live on forever.

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By perruptor on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 12:07am.

The comment was a reference to the effects of Reaganomic trickle-on policies on people's ability to retire.

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By jmeltzer on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 7:46am.

the AARP starts soliciting you once you turn 50, if not 40.

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By anon on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 4:48pm.

Not to be too sensitive or anything, but doesn't that headline seem a little ageist? What does the fact that they (not all) are of "prospective AARP age" have to do with anything?

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By adamg on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 5:28pm.

Normally, when I see reports about people arrested for street-level drug dealing, they are a lot younger - you just don't see a lot of middle-aged or near-retirement-age people charged with that, so the arrest of five guys in that age bracket struck me as notable.

But sure, 60 is the new 30 and why shouldn't us geezers (I've been AARP eligible for a long time now) have a chance to experience all of life's possibilities?

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By anon on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 6:34pm.

Being in the same field of work for 40+ years and still sucking at your job.

Maybe this guy should give up selling drugs if he hasn’t figured out how not to get arrested by now.

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By Plen-T-Pak on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 7:21pm.

Reading quickly, I thought some people who worked for AARP were drug dealers.

But it don't matter to this jabroni

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By mg on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 12:08am.

I'm in my 60s and found the headline amusing. It's not like Adam said anything nasty about their ages (or AARP).

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By Friartuck on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 7:37pm.

Smh

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By Lee on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 8:45am.

… the accepted amusing euphemism for pointing out someone’s age and any implications that may carry.

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By anon on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 5:12pm.

I"ve been seeing more smoking crack being smoked out in the open, train stations, doorways to vacant commercial buildings. I do believe we are headed into a repeat of the 1980s and early 90s crime wave crack epidemic. So many of you weren't around at that time. You think the opioid epidemic is bad? At least there are methadone clinics for that. Watch some devestating shit. It is no joke.

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By anon on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 7:53pm.

Tranq, just look at Phly. It’s only a matter of time.

By Rwgfy on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 5:35pm.

How many work at the city hall?

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By CynicalMan on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 6:04pm.

What does this story have to do with City government and/or those that work in City Hall?

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By Lee on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 8:36am.

Fugly is kind of the court joker whether they know it or not.

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By anon on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 6:31pm.

Can an incarcerated career criminal collect SS? Assuming they paid something into it.

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