Former Burlington police offier faces Massachusetts drug trafficking charges
A 45-year-old former Burlington police officer has been arrested on Massachusetts drug charges for allegedly helping his son run a drug-distribution ring in Burlington, the Boston Globe reported.
A Burlington criminal defense lawyer,experienced in defending clients facing drug charges in Woburn District Court, should represent anyone facing serious drug charges in Massachusetts.
A total of seven defendants, including the former officer, who retired in 2002, and his 26-year-old son, face a series of Massachusetts drug charges, including drug trafficking, conspiracy and drug possession with intent to distribute.
The suspects are from Waltham, Stoneham, Wakefield, Woburn and Burlington and were arraigned and ordered held on cash bail in amounts ranging from $750 to $10,000.
Prosecutors describe the officer's son as the alleged ring leader of a drug distribution ring, the Globe reported.
The seven defendants were identified after detectives tapped phone lines they believed were being used as part of a large-scale heroin ring in Middlesex County.
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