WINTHROP — Police Chief Terence Delehanty reports that Winthrop Police and law enforcement partners charged two men with trafficking cocaine as a result of a lengthy investigation.
FABIAN PERZ, AGE 47, OF EAST BOSTON, was arrested and charged with:
- Trafficking Cocaine (Over 100 Grams)
HENRY ALBERTO ZAPATA LOPEZ, AGE 35, OF EAST BOSTON, was arrested and charged with:
- Trafficking Cocaine (Over 100 Grams)
On Thursday, March 31, the Winthrop Police Department, with assistance from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security concluded a lengthy investigation into drug distribution by serving a search warrant at a home on Saratoga Street in East Boston.
As a result, investigators recovered more than 200 grams of cocaine, scales, packaging materials, ledgers, as well as multiple cellphones.
PERZ and LOPEZ were arrested at the scene once the search warrant was served. They were arraigned in East Boston District Court and ordered held on $1,000 bail.
These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
