The federal investigation leads to an unintentional drug breaks in Lowell's Belvideree district

Lowell – An investigation by the federal government for possible cyber crimes took an unexpected turn early Tuesday morning when the home protection authorities supported by the Lowell police allegedly discovered a drug trade in a house in the neighborhood of Belvider.

In an incident report, the Lowell police said that they took almost $ 135,000 in cash together with MDMA, cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms and THC products, which led to the arrest of 28-year-old John Simers.

Special agents from the Cyber ​​Crime Cyber ​​Crime unit for home protection and members of the Lowell Police came to a 483 Butman Road, unit 1 to keep a knock and announce arrest warrant shortly before 6 a.m. The arrest warrant aimed to collect computer devices and all digital storage media from home.

Smers, who told the authorities that he had lived at the location for about three years, answered the law enforcement authorities, according to the police.

When agents searched the residence, they supposedly discovered a large supply of drugs and cash and prompted detective with the special examination of the Lowell Police Department.

The police claimed almost 15 pounds of marijuana, 49 grams of cocaine, 398 grams of MDMA, 919 THC Vape pairs, 449 grams THC Oil, 293 container THC rubber, 554 psilocybin chocolate bars and almost a pound of psilocybin -mushrars. In addition, the police announced that she found 110,000 US dollars in a box in a box in a box and increased the total amount confiscated by the residence to $ 134,721, which is now characterized until a hearing for civil law confusion.

The police said that it also recovered from the apartment two united substance-a red/brown powder and two black brick-like objects from almost 1,400 grams. After the examination, however, the police said that no substance contained illegal substances.

Simers was arrested at the crime scene and looks at several charges, including the top indictment against the indictment, trade with more than 200 grams of MDMA, a crime that condemns court documents by the state, a mandatory minimum penalty of 12 years and up to 20 years in prison. It was also accused of trading in 36 grams, but less than 100 grams of cocaine and two possessions to distribute a substance of class C (psilocybin and THC), and with the intention of distributing a class -d substance (marijuana).

Simers was charged with judge John Coffey in front of the Lowell district court on Wednesday, who hired a deposit of 10,000 US dollars. On the same day, Smers recorded a deposit and was ordered to hand over his passport as a condition for his release.

His lawyer Robin Gagne refused to comment on the case.

The police report did not indicate whether computer equipment was removed from the apartment as part of the separate investigation of the federal government.

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