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Lakeville Resident Charged in Federal Court with Drug Trafficking

Christopher DiRusso faces federal drug charges following an August 2026 search of a commercial building in Lakeville.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:25 a.m. ET
A Lakeville man was charged in federal district court in Boston on Aug. 13, 2026, with drug trafficking offenses following a law enforcement search of a commercial office building. According to official charging documents, 55-year-old Christopher DiRusso was charged by complaint with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine. The case remains open and undecided, and the details in the charging documents are allegations; DiRusso is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. According to court documents, investigators searched a commercial building in Lakeville on Aug. 5, 2026, where DiRusso appeared to be living inside an office suite. Investigators reported finding cocaine and packaging materials in plain view, along with over 2,000 grams of cocaine and thousands of counterfeit methamphetamine pills designed to resemble Adderall in a closet. Documents also note that investigators found a copy of DiRusso's Massachusetts sex offender registration from July 2026, which listed the commercial building as his secondary and work address. According to court records, DiRusso was previously in state court of cocaine trafficking and firearm offenses in 2007 and sentenced to 10 years in prison, and in 2001 of indecent assault and battery on a child and sentenced to three years in prison. United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Ted E. Docks announced the charges, which carry a potential sentence of 10 years to life in prison, at least five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10 million. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Cutshall is prosecuting the developing case.

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