BPD Drug Control Units Recovered Drugs and a Firearm in South Boston

On Thursday, August 28, 2025, officers assigned to the Drug Control Units of District C-11 (Dorchester), C-6 (South Boston), and B-2 (Roxbury) arrested Shaheed Isaac, 20, of South Boston, on multiple drug and firearm offenses.
Officers were conducting a drug investigation and execution of search warrants in the area of W. 7th Street in South Boston. As a result of the search warrants, officers located and recovered a Glock 9mm affixed with a flashlight, a plastic bag of crack cocaine, a working scale with cocaine residue, drug packaging material, and approximately $1,400 in U.S. Currency.
Shaheed was placed under arrest and is expected to be arraigned in South Boston District Court for the following charges:
- Two Counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B
- Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
- Improper Storage of a Firearm
The suspect was also wanted on two outstanding warrants for Distribution of Class B Substance out of South Boston District Court.

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