Winchester Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges

Strong work by the Winchester Police Department led to the successful prosecution of a career drug dealer this week, Chief Kenneth C. Albertelli announced Tuesday.

Timothy Salvatore Sabbag, 25, of Winchester, pleaded guilty on Nov. 10 at Woburn District Court to the following charges:

• Distribution of a Class A Drug (Heroin)
• Distribution of a Class C Drug (Diazepam),
• Possession to Distribute a Class A Drug (heroin)
• Possession to Distribute Class C Drug (Diazepam)
• Possession to Distribute a Class D Drug (Marijuana)
• Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws

The charges stem from a 2014 case where, after a lengthy investigation involving controlled drug buys and surveillance, police found Sabbag to be involved in the illegal possession and sale of drugs.

Sabbag was sentenced to two years in a house of correction, which is suspended for three years, plus three years of probation requiring him to live in a sober house for one year, be on GPS monitoring, be free of drugs and alcohol, and obey a curfew.

“I commend the work of the Winchester detectives, the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office for the successful prosecution of this case,” Chief Albertelli said. “Going forward, the Winchester Police Department will continue to aggressively work to remove the supply of drugs from our streets to curb human suffering and death in our community.”