Crime & Safety
Boston Man Charged With Cocaine Trafficking In Braintree
Braintree police said Nericido Hernandez was caught with 38 grams of cocaine and was selling it near the Braintree Village apartments.
BRAINTREE, MA — A Boston man was arrested after police said he was trafficking cocaine in Braintree. Nericido Hernandez, 53, was arraign in Quincy District Court Thursday and was charged with trafficking in cocaine.
Police told the Patriot Ledger Hernandez was arrested around 1 p.m. Wednesday while they were doing drug surveillance near the Braintree Village apartments on McCusker Drive. After a resident admitted to buying drugs from Hernandez, police searched his car and said they found 38 grams of cocaine.
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