3 Charged In Somerville MDMA Sting

SOMERVILLE, MA – Three Somerville men were arrested last week in an alleged drug deal with an undercover police officer. Cameron Linehan, 27, William Brown, 30, and Ivan Vasin, 29, were charged after Linehan allegedly sold MDMA to the officer.

Police began investigating Linehan after receiving several complaints from neighbors about activity at his Lowell Street residence. An undercover officer was introduced to Linehan, and the two met June 22 for an alleged buy.

Linehan told the officer to meet at the Lowell Street residence, and the two of them allegedly drove to a friend's house on Walnut Street to pick up the drugs, according to the police report. Once there, Linehan entered one of the apartments before rejoining the officer in his car, police said. Linehan gave the undercover what appeared to be MDMA, and detectives were notified that the purchase had been completed.

He was arrested and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine and possession of a Class B drug with intent to distribute. Police found a second bag of the same substance in his possession, according to the report. During a subsequent interview with police, he allegedly said he had purchased the two bags – weighing approximately 42 grams total – for $600 each from a friend named John on Walnut Street.

Police conducted a warrant search of the Walnut Street residence and arrested Brown and Vasin at around 2:30 a.m. on June 23. Police entered the residence through the unlocked front door and found Brown allegedly attempting to flush a baggie of a rocky substance, believed to be MDMA, down the toilet.

Police found Vasin and a third person in the other two bedrooms of the home and instructed all three to remain in the living room while they searched the residence.

In Brown's room, police allegedly found several small baggies of a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, one tablet believed to be ecstasy, one pill believed to be Xanax, multiple pills believed to be Diazepam and a large piece of paper believed to be acid, on top of the partially destroyed baggie believed to be MDMA.

According to the report, multiple baggies of a substance believed to be cocaine, multiple pills believed to be amphetamine, two small mason jars and two vials of an off-white waxy substance were found in Vasin's room. Vasin allegedly told police it was GHB.

Brown was charged with possession of a Class B drug with intent to distribute, possession of a Class B drug, possession of a Class C drug and possession of a Class E drug. Vasin faces charges of possession of a Class B drug with intent to distribute and possession of a Class A drug with intent to distribute.

Editor's Note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Somerville Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a Massachusetts Patch police report.