Woburn Police Arrest Two 'Major' Drug Dealers

WOBURN — One of two "major drug dealers" charged by Woburn police last month with distribution of fentanyl had his probable-cause hearing delayed on Friday while awaiting State Lab drug certifications.

After an investigation by the Woburn Police Department Drug Unit, members of the Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force (S.M.R.D.T.F.) Wilmer Tejeda, 24, of Jamaica Plain and Anthony Catinazzo, 34, of Woburn, were arrested on Feb.16 and charged with distributing and trafficking drugs.

Due to the delay in the drug certs, both men are scheduled for a hearing on May 24, pending a possible indictment.

The two suspects had ties to an address that has been the site of numerous drug overdoses over the past several month, according to Woburn Police Chief Robert Ferullo.

Both men have pleaded not guilty to distributing a Class B Drug (Fentanyl).

Tejeda is additionally charged with trafficking in Fentanyl over 10 grams.

On Feb. 16, as part of an ongoing drug investigation, officers initiated surveillance and watched as Tejeda and Catinazzo allegedly engaged in illegal drug activity.

Additionally, Catinazzo is known to the Woburn Police Department and S.M.R.D.T.F.

After observing a transaction detectives executed a motor vehicle stop a short distance away and placed Tejeda under arrest, police recovered approximately 19.6 grams of fentanyl on Tejeda.

Catinazzo was arrested a short time later in a Hudson Place apartment, which is known to first responders as the site of numerous previous opioid overdoses going back over a year, Ferullo said.

“This was a significant arrest for the City of Woburn, as it has removed two major drug dealers from our streets and put a stop to drug activity in a city neighborhood,” Ferullo said.

"I want to commend Woburn Police Detectives, the Drug Unit, and S.M.R.D.T.F. for their continued work on this case," he said.

Photo of Wilmer Tejeda by Lisa Redmond/Lisa.redmond@patch.com