PHOTO COURTESY OF SWAMPSCOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT
Heroin, cash and cellphones were seized by police.
BY GAYLA CAWLEY
SWAMPSCOTT — Juan Mora, who has addresses in both Swampscott and Lynn, was arrested for heroin distribution Tuesday afternoon following a drug investigation.
Police arrested Mora, 28, after a suspected drug transaction that took place in the parking lot of 6 Ocean St. The suspect was stopped by detectives after he got out of his car in the parking lot of the Hanover Apartments at 330 Paradise Road, Swampscott Police Sgt. Tim Cassidy said.
After a brief struggle, detectives found approximately 14.8 grams of suspected heroin. Also seized by police was $1,193 in cash and two cellphones, Cassidy said.
Mora is charged with heroin distribution and heroin possession with intent to distribute.