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At about 8:15 AM on Thursday, May 12, 2022, members of the Drug Control Units assigned to District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) and District C-11 (Dorchester) simultaneously executed search warrants for the target of their investigation, De’Arro Brown, 34, of Dorchester, his residence and his vehicle.
As a result, officers were able to safely recover three loaded firearms, later identified as a 9mm Taurus PT809C handgun, a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver with a defaced serial number, and a .22 caliber Iver Johnson Arms revolver.
Additionally, officers recovered a total of nearly 100 rounds of ammunition, approximately 231 grams of cocaine, and an undisclosed amount in U.S. Currency.
The suspect was taken into custody on-scene without incident and will appear in Dorchester District Court on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm (3 Counts), Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number, and Trafficking Class B Drugs.