
Boston authorities have made significant progress in their fight against firearms and drug trafficking with the conclusion of "Operation Wildcat." In a multi-departmental raid carried out on Thursday, police arrested two individuals, Edward Hassell and Joshua Ducheine, both 24, from Milton. According to the Boston Police Department's official report, officers from the C-6 Drug Control Unit and Youth Violence Strike Force, along with the Milton Police Department, executed a search warrant at an address in Milton, resulting in the recovery of firearms, drugs, and other related items.
During the search, police found two firearms: a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handgun with an obliterated serial number, a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum revolver, multiple rounds of ammunition, as well as 11 grams of fentanyl, 13 grams of cocaine – and various paraphernalia associated with drug distribution. Officials also confiscated a sum of money suspected to be the proceeds from these illicit activities. Both Hassell and Ducheine will face multiple charges relating to unlawful possession of firearms and drug trafficking, demonstrating the police department's ongoing commitment to curbing narcotics circulation and associated violence within the community.
The individuals taken into custody have been saddled with a raft of charges. Hassell and Ducheine are facing counts of, "Unlawful Possession of a Firearm (two counts), Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number, Possession of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Trafficking Class A Drugs (Fentanyl), and Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B Drugs (Cocaine)," as per the information listed in the Boston Police Department's release.