Drug busts: 495 arrested in Colombian hunt and, in Boston area, 52 named in heroin ring
February 5, 1982
Boston
More than 175 heavily armed local, state, and federal law enforcement officials smashed a large drug trafficking ring that reportedly moved 100 ounces of heroin a week, worth $250,000, throughout Greater Boston.
Officials said arrest warrants were obtained for 52 people in several Boston-area communities. Forty of those were said to be involved in a heroin trafficking ring with strong New York connections.
A Drug Enforcement Administration official said the arrests were the culmination of a one-year investigation. Police also seized drug paraphernalia, pistols, sawed-off shutguns, two planes, and six vehicles)