LYNN — Three men were arrested after police learned of a heroin deal Thursday morning.
Lynn Police Lt. Rick Donnelly said the Lynn Drug Task Force was on routine narcotics patrol when they saw Carlo Buono, 47, of Lynn, a known drug user, get into his car. As police received several complaints about him, they followed him.
Police followed Buono to Adams Street Extension, where he pulled into the Compare Supermarket parking lot next to an adjacent car. The driver of the other vehicle, Frederick Dow, 37, got into Buono’s car. After about 20 seconds, Dow went back to his own car, Donnelly said.
Police suspected a drug deal had gone down and followed Buono’s car while Dow’s vehicle stayed in the parking lot. Police stopped Buono’s car on Adams Street, where they found that he had purchased two bags of heroin for $60. He was arrested for heroin possession, Donnelly said.
Police then approached Dow in the car that remained in the parking lot and found him with another man, Elido Romero, 36, of Lynn. No drugs were found. But based on the behavior of the two men, the observation of $60 cash crunched up between the seats and their statements, the men were arrested for dealing heroin to Buono, Donnelly said.
Along with heroin distribution, Dow and Romero were also charged with a drug violation near Keaney Park. The three men will be arraigned in Lynn District Court today, Donnelly said.
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