Crime & Safety
Nearly 500 Grams Of Cocaine, $198K Seized In Wakefield, Lynn
Officers conducted searches in both communities Thursday and arrested a crack dealer, according to police.
WAKEFIELD, MA — Hundreds of grams of cocaine and hundreds of thousands of dollars were seized in busts in Wakefield and Lynn Thursday, Wakefield police said. Members of the Wakefield Police Detective Unit, Lynn Police Drug Unit and the Southern Regional Drug Task Force conducted searches in both communities.
Police seized 494 grams of cocaine and confiscated over $198,000 in cash, according to police. A crack dealer was also arrested.
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