Overdose at W Hotel leads to meth seizure
An overdose at the W Hotel in Boston’s theater district led to a large-scale methamphetamine seizure, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley.Jeffrey Bertrand, 30, and Dylan Donahue, 24, of Grandby were charged with trafficking more than 140 grams of methamphetamine. Donahue was also charged with two counts of possession of a Class B substance, a strip of suboxone and cocaine. They were arraigned Monday in Boston Municipal Court and held on $2,000 bail each.
Attorney information for Bertrand and Donahue was not immediately available.
Bertrand allegedly overdosed on drugs early Friday morning and was transported from the W Hotel to a hospital. The W Hotel then planned to evict them from the room, according to a statement from the Suffolk County DA’s office. When hospital staff informed Donahue that they were set to be evicted, he went back to the room to collect their belongings and left.
But according to prosecutors, Donahue neglected to collect all of their belongings.
Donahue allegedly left a plastic bag inside the hotel room desk containing 142 grams of what police suspect is crystal meth, as well as a “a small briefcase-style safe, a silver bowl with crystal meth residue, multiple Ziplock baggies, hypodermic needles, and other indicia of drug distribution and use,” according to the statement.
When Donahue and Bertrand returned to their hotel room, they were approached by police and placed under arrest. Officers allegedly found a suboxone strip pack and a small bag of what prosecutors believe is cocaine in Bertrand’s pockets.
Judge Michael Coyne ordered that they wear a GPS monitor and stay away from Boston in the event that they make bail.
They are set to return to court on October 5.
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