Feds Dismantle Boston Gang With Stoughton Ties

Originally published on Jun 18, 2015.

A notorious Boston gang with ties to Stoughton was effectively dismantled with the arrest of 41 members.

Thursday, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced the arrest of several members of the Columbia Point Dogs, a violent gang featuring members and operations across the Boston area. Ortiz said the arrests were a result of a two-year investigation.

According to an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Matthew C. Knight obtained by the Boston Globe, the group allegedly used A-1 Autobody Collision on Willow Street as a front for “violent robbery and drug trafficking” operations.

Formed in the 1980s, the gang is considered to be Boston’s largest and most influential city-wide gang, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s office. It is alleged that, during the course of the investigation, the gang was responsible for the distribution of multiple kilogram quantities of heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and oxycodone and for multiple shootings of rival gang members.

The investigation has resulted in the seizure of, among other things: 31 firearms; multiple boxes of ammunition; heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, oxycodone pills, and marijuana, as well as drug trafficking paraphernalia; 15 vehicles, including a Maserati, a Mercedes-Benz, and an Audi; and $1.5 million in cash.