Raids on two Dorchester apartments nab drugs and over $86,000 in cash
BOSTON, November 27, 2024 – Two separate drug investigations resulted in nearly 100 grams of fentanyl and $86,217 seized from two Dorchester residences this past week, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
CLEIFIT CRUZ, 33, of Dorchester, was charged with trafficking fentanyl over 10 grams and possession to distribute a class B substance in Dorchester BMC on Monday.
Judge Samir Zaganjori ordered Cruz held on $10,000 bail and revoked his bail on a pending Norfolk County case. Cruz is due back in court on January 24 for a probable cause hearing.
Cruz is currently facing fentanyl trafficking charges out of Norfolk Superior Court and Quincy District Court.
On November 23, as part of an ongoing drug investigation, members of the Boston Police Drug Control Unit executed search warrants for Cruz and his residence located at 119 Wrentham Street in Dorchester.
Police seized 27.7 grams of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and $80,456 in cash from Cruz’s apartment.
WILBIL AGUASVIVA-PEGUERO, 28, of Dorchester, was charged with possession to distribute a class B substance, trafficking fentanyl 36 grams or more and unlawful possession of ammunition in Roxbury BMC on Wednesday.
Judge David Breen ordered Aguasviva-Peguero held on $10,000 bail with GPS monitoring and home confinement if released. Aguasviva-Peguero is due back in court on December 30 for a probable cause hearing.
On November 26, members of the Boston Police Drug Control Unit executed search warrants for Aguasviva-Peguero and his residence located at 2 Dudley Terrance in Dorchester.
Police seized 72 grams of fentanyl, two grams of crack cocaine, $5,761 in cash, and seven rounds of 9mm ammunition from Aguasviva-Peguero’s apartment.
Hayden pointed to the 23-percent decline in overdose deaths in Massachusetts through June compared to the previous 12-month period as incentive for “all law enforcement and public health agencies to work even harder at reducing overdoses from deadly substances like fentanyl.”
“When we see a decline like this it tells us that the efforts by everyone involved are pushing results in the right direction, and we have to keep up that hard and important work. Taking fentanyl off the streets—and holding the people who degrade our neighborhoods by selling this deadly drug accountable for their conduct—is a continued step in that positive direction,” Hayden said.
All charged individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, Mass. The office handles over 20,000 cases a year. More than 160 attorneys in the office practice in nine district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the Boston Juvenile Courts. The office employs some 300 people and offers a wide range of services and programs to serve anyone who comes in contact with the criminal justice system. This office is committed to educating the public about the services we provide, our commitment to crime prevention, and our dedication to keeping the residents of Suffolk County safe.
James Borghesani, Chief of Communications