BOSTON – In a brutal display of gang violence, 35-year-old Paulo Santos, a/k/a “Bucky,” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the violent Boston gang, Cameron Street.
According to court documents, Santos and his fellow gang members used violence and threats of violence to preserve, protect, and expand their territory, promote a climate of fear, and enhance their reputation. Cameron Street members possess, carry, and use firearms to murder and assault gang rivals as well as protect narcotics and drug proceeds.
Santos was part of a brutal assault and robbery of a rival gang member outside the Dorchester District Court on Dec. 6, 2019. A video posted on Snapchat showed Santos identifying the victim, chasing him, and shouting to another Cameron Street member, “Get him!” The victim shielded his face while being punched and kicked repeatedly. Santos and the other Cameron Street member then robbed the victim of his sneakers and took them as a trophy.
At the time of Santos’ arrest, approximately 900 grams of cocaine, 500 grams of marijuana, a loaded Smith and Wesson .38 caliber revolver, and $15,597 in cash were seized from his stash house in Hingham. This is Santos’ third firearm conviction. For his last unlawful possession of a firearm conviction, Santos served a four-to-five-year state prison sentence.
The operation that led to Santos’ arrest is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Strike Force Initiative. The OCDETF provides for the establishment of permanent multi-agency task force teams that work side-by-side in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on intelligence-driven, multi-jurisdictional operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations.
Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy, James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division, and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Massachusetts State Police; Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office; Suffolk, Plymouth, Norfolk, and Bristol County District Attorney’s Offices; and the Canton, Quincy, Randolph, Somerville, Brockton, Malden, Stoughton, Rehoboth, and Pawtucket (R.I.) Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Pohl and Charles Dell’Anno of the Criminal Division prosecuted the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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