When a bag full of drugs and cash came flying out of a third-floor Roslindale apartment yesterday, officers attempting to serve a warrant at another apartment quickly determined somebody might not be happy to see them - especially when they then saw a man race out of the apartment in just his pajamas.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, Luis Portalatin, 28, of Roslindale, failed to elude police as he ran from his Paine Street apartment shortly after 9 a.m.:
Portalatin tried to flee the area, making his way over several fences and through neighboring yards despite his lack of footwear. Officers took him into custody on American Legion Highway.
Police found 452.18 grams of heroin and 182.86 grams of cocaine in 24 bags of various sizes, along with $15,890 in bundled cash in the bag Portalatin allegedly tossed out the window, the DA's office says. He was arraigned this morning on drug-trafficking charges in West Roxbury District Court.
"He wasn't the one the officers were looking for, but they arrested him just the same," DA Dan Conley said.
Innocent, etc.
When a bag full of drugs and cash came flying out of a third-floor Roslindale apartment yesterday, officers attempting to serve a warrant at another apartment quickly determined somebody might not be happy to see them - especially when they then saw a man race out of the apartment in just his pajamas.