Mayor Thomas M. Menino called the roundup “a great day,” adding, “Drugs have been taken from our streets, and these violent individuals who profit from harming others will no longer terrorize our neighborhoods.”
US Attorney Carmen Ortiz announces thirty Boston gang members were charged with drug and firearms offences after federal, state and local law enforcement officials made arrests this morning.
Some two dozen men — with more waiting in line to follow — netted by local, state and federal law enforcements agents in a citywide crackdown on guns and drugs early this morning have been ordered held without bail for 10 days at their joint initial appearance before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Robert B. Collings.
Packed into a courtroom jury box in jeans, T-shirts and hoodies, the stunned-looking, accused crew was ordered to return for their arraignments Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
Thirty federally indicted members of two Dorchester street gangs were busted early this morning in a series of raids titled Operation Concord and more than a year in the planning that targeted a cocaine, heroin and marijuana-dealing ring, authorities said.
“This community has been in desperate need of reprieve from violence,” U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said. “We hope the arrests and prosecution of the defendants will quiet the streets and improve the quality of life for all residents.”
Those charged range in age from 30 to 36.
The ringleaders have been identified as Alexis “Papi-Thing” Hidalgo, 31, of Dorchester, reputed head of the Hendry Street gang, and Jonathan “Jerky” DaSilva, 29, of Roxbury, reputed boss of the Woodward Avenue gang.
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