Boston man arrested in Lawrence fentanyl bust

A Boston man was arrested on Friday after authorities say he took a taxi to hand out free samples of fentanyl in Lawrence.

Yasil Delossantos, 27, was arrested Friday after an alleged drug deal by a Subaru Forrester on Warwick Street, according to a news release from Massachusetts State Police. An FBI agent found two people in the car with 60 grams of suspected fentanyl wrapped in a condom.

Delossantos was charged with trafficking in fenanyl, distribution of fentanyl and possession of cocaine.

A state trooper and an FBI agent assigned to the North Shore Gang Task Force spotted a white Subaru Forrester wagon driving around Lawrence, making several turns and u-turns. The car stopped on Warwick Street and a taxi pull up shortly after, according to the news release.

Delossantos got out of the taxi, walked over to the Subaru and handed something to two people in the Subaru before getting back into the taxi, authorities said.

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When a state trooper stopped the Subaru after it turned onto Dawes Street, he noticed something was thrown out of the passenger side window. It was part of a condom. Authorities say drug dealers place narcotics in condoms and hide that in their body cavities.

The driver and passenger said Delossantos gave them the drugs as a free sample, authorities said. Police only identified the driver as a 55-year-old man and the passenger as a 38-year-old woman.

Meanwhile, FBI agent followed the taxi, pulling it over on Haverhill Street. Delossantos jumped out and ran off, authorities said. The agent eventually caught up with him and apprehended him. Authorities say Delossantos had a small amount of cocaine in his pocket.

The FBI agent and trooper questioned the driver, who said he had just picked up Delossantos.

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He was taken to the Lawrence police station and is expected to be arraigned in district court. The man and woman in the Subaru were released but are expected to get summons to court on drug charges.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is far more potent than heroin.

Massachusetts State Police dismantled an alleged fentanyl trafficking ring in Lawrence last month. Officers seized several hundreds grams of fentanyl and arrested four people in connection with the operation.