Medford Man Indicted in Connection with Drug Trafficking Operation

– Allison Goldsberry

A Medford man has been indicted in connection with a Malden-based drug trafficking organization, according to information released by District Attorney Marian Ryan.

Eleven men, including the alleged supplier from California, have been indicted in connection with a drug-trafficking organization that authorities say has distributed over a million dollars worth of marijuana.

Herschel Senor, 35, of Medford, is charged with possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug (phencyclidine) and a drug violation in a school zone. He was expected to be arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on Monday.

According to information released by the Middlesex DA’s office, authorities launched an investigation in October 2012 into a drug organization that allegedly trafficked more than 400 pounds of marijuana into Malden from Northern California. The “Maplewood Organization” is accused of being involved with interstate drug trafficking.

“This well focused investigation, which was conducted in a collaborative manner by a number of law enforcement agencies, has dismantled a criminal organization that was terrorizing the residents of Malden,” District Attorney Ryan said in a statement. “I commend the work all of our partners in removing substantial quantities of guns and drugs from the streets of Malden as well as reaching and apprehending the California source of the drugs.”