Woburn Man Arrested Following Alleged Winchester Drug Deal

WOBURN, MA -- Winchester Police arrested a Woburn man Wednesday after observing a suspected drug deal in a parking lot off of Swanton Street. Jeffrey Gangi, 47, of Woburn, was arraigned in Woburn District Court Thursday on charges of distribution of a Class B substance.

After the deal, both buyer and dealer drove away; the buyer was pulled over by police, who told them Gangi sold him two Percocet pills. Gangi, who works for the WInchester Department of Public Works, drove back to the parking lot and was arrested by police.

Gangi was released on personal recognizance and is scheduled to reappear on April 18.

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