The Methuen Police Department Street Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office and the Methuen Police Department Patrol Division arrest one and seize over 37 grams of suspected Fentanyl.
The MPD Street Crimes Unit had been alerted to the area of Lawrence Street by the Methuen/Lawrence. This information was thanks to details collected and analyzed from concerned citizens and anonymous tips. On Thursday, September 29, 2022, at approximately 1:22pm, the Methuen Street Crimes Unit, along with the Essex County Sheriff’s Office was conducting surveillance in this area.
After observing a suspected drug transaction in the area of Arlington Street, the Methuen Police Patrol Division was able to stop a vehicle and officers made the following arrest: MARK RUSSELL, AGE 43, OF ARLINGTON, arrested for Major Trafficking of a Class A Substance, Fentanyl.
During this investigation and arrest, officers seized over 37 grams of suspected Fentanyl.
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