From the City & Region staff at The Boston Globe
Lowell police find pipe bomb in drug raid
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March 28, 2008 11:30 PM
By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent
Lowell Police searching a house for drugs at about 1 p.m. today made an unexpected find: a pipe bomb.
Police evacuated the School Street building and called the bomb squad, said Lt. Mark Buckley.
The experts extracted the device from the home of 40-year-old Ernesto Ortiz. Authorities determined it was, in fact, a live bomb and detonated it.
Ortiz was arrested on charges of possession with intent to distribute Class A, B, and C drugs; unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition, and stolen property; and possession of a bomb.
He is to be arraigned Monday in Lowell District Court.
