Crime & Safety

Woburn Man, Woman Arrested During Drug Bust

Pair arrested on drug possession and distribution charges.

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A Woburn man and woman were arrested on drug possession and distribution charges last Tuesday.

Paige E. Gallagher, 22, of 18 Spring Court Ext., and Nicholas C. McMaster, 22, also of 18 Spring Court Ext., were arrested and charged with: Possession of a Class B Drug (Oxycodone/Percocet), Possess to Distribute Class B Drug (Oxycodone/Percocet), and Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law (Distribute Oxycodone/Percocet).

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Police reported the pair were arrested during a Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force investigation with the Woburn Police Nov. 13.

According to police, Gallagher and McMaster are known to officers as Percocet distributors and also have a record of selling marijuana in 2009.

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Woburn Police stopped Gallagher's vehicle on Montvale Avenue as part of the investigation. During a search of the vehicle, police found three Oxycodone/Percocet tablets in the car, and Gallagher also revealed she had several other tablets in baggies under her bra.

Police reported that over 100 Oxycodone/Percocet pills were recovered, as well as drug distribution paraphenalia.


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