Drug bust nets $500K in cash, drugs
(Courtesy of Bristol district attorney's office)
A small fortune in drugs and cash.
By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent
Norton police said they seized cash and drugs worth a half-million dollars in a raid Thursday at a home in the city.
Bruna Juliana Santos and Sebastian Pollack, both 26, were arrested when police raided their Plain Street home and seized nearly 90 pounds of marijuana, drug packaging materials, scales, paraphernalia, and bundles of cash, according to a statement from Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter's office.
The marijuana was valued at more than $300,000, and there was about $218,000 in cash.
Both suspects were arraigned Friday in Attleboro District Court on charges of trafficking marijuana and conspiracy to violate the drug laws. They were each ordered held on $250,000 cash bail. A pretrial hearing is set for Dec. 18.
The investigation was led by State Trooper Michael Smith and Norton Detective Todd Bramwell, both of whom Sutter praised for their efforts.
"The success of this operation is a direct result of the strong spirit of cooperation between the local police departments, my state police unit and prosecutors from the District Attorney's office," Sutter said in a statement Friday.
