Boston Police Blotter: Man charged with allegedly trafficking thousands of fentanyl, meth pills

A Weymouth man was arrested on several drug trafficking charges Sunday following the culmination of a multi-agency investigation.

Edgar Baez-De La Rosa, 38, faces two counts each of trafficking in a Class A controlled substance and Class B controlled substance, according to Boston Police.

The BPD Drug Control United, the Norfolk County Police Anti-Crime Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force executed the warrant at an apartment on Kerwin St. in Dorchester.

When officers entered the apartment, they located Baez-De La Rosa and took him into custody without incident, BPD said in a statement.

Police recovered more than 340 grams of fentanyl (including over 1,700 pills), 800 grams of cocaine, and almost 500 grams of methamphetamine, totaling about 1,600 pills, BPD said.

In addition to the drugs, officers said they discovered a “large amount” of cash in U.S. dollars at the apartment as well as digital scales, multiple cell phones, IDs, and drug packing materials.

Baez-De La Rosa is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.

Incident Summary

BPD responded to 170 incidents in the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Monday, according to the department’s incident log. Those included one robbery, six aggravated assaults, two commercial burglaries, one residential burglary, one larceny from a vehicle, 14 miscellaneous larcenies, and two auto thefts.

Arrests

All of the below-named defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

— Colin O’Brien, no address listed. Assault and battery on a family/household member.

— Erik Scanlan, no address listed. Felony breaking and entering at nighttime.

— Renand Pierre-Louis, 58 Bicknell St., Dorchester. Trespassing.

— Matthew Rivera, 75 Winthrop Ave., Revere. Assault and battery.

— Kayla Brooks-Torres, 7 Dalkeith St., Dorchester. Assault and battery on a police officer.