Overview
- Federal complaints unsealed this week name eight alleged members or affiliates and detail drug trafficking counts plus firearms offenses tied to the operation.
- Searches at residences and stash locations in Boston, Randolph, Taunton, West Bridgewater, and Brockton recovered 15 firearms, hundreds of rounds, over 50 pounds of marijuana, about three kilograms of cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs, and roughly $38,000 in cash.
- A warrant at the Banks & Brancos store in Brockton yielded 10 firearms, more than 35 pounds of marijuana, over 200 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms, and over $40,000 in cash.
- Investigators report hidden compartments at the store held eight guns, large-capacity magazines, and a Glock with a machine gun conversion device, with another firearm found in a vending machine.
- Four defendants face drug and gun-in-furtherance charges, three face drug distribution charges, one faces a conspiracy count, and all eight are in federal or state custody as the broader investigation continues.