Tewksbury Police Arrest Alleged Drug Trafficker

Tewksbury Police arrested a 22-year-old New Hampshire man on multiple charges including drug trafficking and hitting an officer with his car.

Police say detectives saw Howard Luke, of Manchester, N.H., acting suspiciously on Rt. 133 inside his parked vehicle. When the detectives approached, they saw Luke with a syringe filled with narcotics, according to police.

Upon identifying themselves and asking Luke to turn off his vehicle, he allegedly went in reverse, hitting one detective with his open door. Luke then crashed into the detective's parked vehicle.

Luke was charged with trafficking fentanyl, 3 counts of possession with the intent to distribute a class c substance (clonazepam, diazepam and psilocybin mushrooms), assault and battery on a police officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest, willful and malicious destruction of property, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, disorderly conduct and an equipment violation.

He was arraigned on Monday at Lowell District Court.