A 63-year-old man has been arrested on numerous drug charges after authorities recovered a large amount of drugs from his home, prosecutors said.
Robert Ciampi was charged with trafficking in cocaine more than 36 grams, trafficking in fentanyl more than 10 grams, possession with intent to distribute a class A substance, possession with intent to distribute a class B substance, possession with intent to distribute a class C substance, and possession with intent to distribute a class D substance, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
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Prosecutors said police executed a search warrant in an apartment on Orleans Street in East Boston.
Police discovered approximately 240 grams of fentanyl, 65 grams of cocaine, 12 grams of crack cocaine, 10 pounds of marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms and $7,500 in cash from the apartment, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden.
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The police also found a plastic bag of tan powder in a black chest located next to a crib, which belongs to Ciampi’s two-year-old child.
“Fentanyl is a death drug, plain and simple. The amount seized here—240 grams of fentanyl, plus sizeable quantities of other drugs—represents a tremendous amount of potential human devastation. We’ve seen the impact of fentanyl use all over Suffolk County, both in concentrated areas like Mass and Cass and in countless locations throughout our neighborhoods. We will not relent in pursuing the people who are trafficking this killer substance,” Hayden said in a statement.
Ciampi was scheduled to be back in court on Dec. 6. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak to the charges.
