BOSTON, MA – A member of the notorious “D Street” gang in Boston is facing serious time after pleading guilty to federal firearms and drug offenses, the Grimy Times has learned. Freily Cabral, 25, of Boston and Quincy, brazenly flaunted his illegal weapons on Snapchat while already under house arrest for a prior gun charge – a move that ultimately led to his downfall.
According to court documents, Cabral posted images and videos on Snapchat in August 2021 showing him in possession of a frightening arsenal: a black Glock semiautomatic handgun with a flashlight, a black Walther semi-automatic, a silver Taurus revolver, another black semi-automatic, and a brown and silver revolver. One video showed Cabral holding three firearms to his face, pretending to make a phone call. The sheer audacity of the posts, made while he was supposed to be confined to his home, is staggering.
A subsequent search of Cabral’s Quincy residence in September 2021 turned up more than just social media props. Federal agents seized a Taurus .38 caliber revolver, a Hopkins and Allen .32 caliber revolver, ammunition for both, hundreds of grams of marijuana packaged for street-level sales, and a staggering $23,000 in cash. The bust clearly indicated Cabral wasn’t just collecting guns; he was actively dealing drugs and profiting from the criminal activity.
This wasn’t Cabral’s first brush with the law. He was already on house arrest with electronic monitoring stemming from a November 2020 arrest for – you guessed it – unlawful possession of a firearm. Before that, in 2016, he was convicted of unlawful firearm possession in Boston Municipal Court. And in 2017, he served a year in prison for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. This pattern of escalating violence and disregard for the law paints a clear picture of a dangerous individual.
Cabral now faces a hefty sentence. He pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Each charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison, plus three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The marijuana charge carries a sentence of up to 5 years in prison, at least two years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentencing is scheduled for December 14th before U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV.
The investigation was a joint effort by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and local police departments in Boston, Quincy, and Lynn. The operation was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Strike Force Initiative, highlighting the federal commitment to dismantling criminal organizations like the D Street gang. Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy, ATF Special Agent in Charge James M. Ferguson, and DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle announced the guilty plea. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Pohl is prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- Agency: ATF
- Category: Weapons|Organized Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Press Release
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