Four arrested in Lawrence fentanyl bust – Boston Herald

Police said they busted a fentanyl trafficking operation in Lawrence on Wednesday, resulting in four arrests and the seizure of approximately 770 grams of dangerous drugs.

Three men, Alex Martinez, 32; Jean Carlos Marte-Velasquez, 27; and Servino Perez-Guzman, 29; and a woman, Genesis Fernandez, 26, all of Lawrence, were charged with various counts of trafficking fentanyl, and one count each of conspiracy to violate the drug laws, according to a press releases.

They were arraigned Wednesday by the attorney general’s office in Lawrence District Court. Cash bail was set at $250,000 per individual, the attorney general’s office said in a press release. A probable cause hearing has been set for April 3.

The sting concluded a two-month investigation by state police assigned to the attorney general’s office, the Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team and the Drug Enforcement Administration, which “identified runners, accomplices, and a possible stash house” at 10 Kempton Court in Lawrence, Massachusetts State Police said.

Officers conducting surveillance Tuesday evening saw a narcotics transaction and stopped the vehicle involved, arresting two suspects. A search warrant at 10 Kempton Court led to another suspect being placed under arrest, the seizure of approximately 750 grams of fentanyl, “several finger presses, and $1,060 in currency.” A fourth suspect was arrested elsewhere, police said.

The bust comes months after Attorney General Maura Healey’s office secured a nearly $3 million federal grant to support its Fentanyl Strike Force in disrupting drug and fentanyl trafficking in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, her office said.