Brockton man charged with trafficking fentanyl

EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (WLNE) — East Bridgewater Police Chief Michael Jenkins said a man was arrested for allegedly possessing and trafficking fentanyl.

28-year-old Jonathan Pires, of Brockton, was charged with trafficking 10 grams of fentanyl and possession of a Class B substance.

Jenkins said that on Jan. 23 East Bridgewater Police officers serving as members of the FBI Metro Boston Gang Task Force, Brockton Police officers, and an FBI SWAT team executed a search warrant on Court Street in Brockton.

The warrant came after a “weeks-long” investigation and found 10 total grams of fentanyl, two amphetamine pills, and two digital scales.

Pires was arrested on-scene “without incident” and was held after his arraignment pending a dangerousness hearing.