Officials from the Boston Police Department's Drug Control Unit hit the streets of Dorchester, making a significant drug arrest that removed a substantial amount of narcotics from circulation and took one man into custody. Martin Alcantara, 41, of Dorchester now faces serious trafficking charges following a targeted operation that brought together multiple units in a collaborative effort to clamp down on drug distribution, according to a report.
The bust unfolded early Monday morning after detectives executed several search warrants, at two different Dorchester residences and a vehicle, not to mention on Alcantara himself, during a traffic stop on Bowdoin Street where police discovered two plastic bags of fentanyl stashed in Alcantara’s mouth, a bag of fentanyl secreted in his underwear, and they found loose crack cocaine in his wallet.
The operations spanned multiple locations, including 220 Hamilton Street and 10 Michigan Avenue, turning up not just fentanyl and crack cocaine but also drug packaging materials and a cache of U.S. currency—an indication of a well-entrenched distribution network.
With trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine charges now looming over Alcantara, he is slated for arraignment in Dorchester District Court where the weight of this recent operation and his role in it will face the scrutiny of the justice system.
