Boston police seize loaded ghost gun, fentanyl pills in Roxbury arrest

A teenager fleeing through a Roxbury housing complex dropped a loaded ghost gun and a bag containing fentanyl and crack cocaine, leading to a series of firearm and drug charges, according to Boston police.

BOSTON, MA – A 17-year-old Roxbury male was arrested Friday evening after officers recovered a loaded 9mm ghost gun and nearly 200 fentanyl pills during a pursuit near Cathedral Housing Developments. The arrest unfolded around 6:05 p.m. in the area of 2 East Brookline Street following what officers described as suspicious behavior and an attempted flight.

Officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force were patrolling Monsi...