CONCORD - James Coughlin, 38, of Sanbornville, pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking charges and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, Coughlin conspired...

BOSTON ? A member of Primeiro Comando da Massachusetts (?PCM?), a gang with Brazilian origins, was sentenced yesterday in connection with committing armed robberies and kidnapping. Breno Henrique DaSilva, 22, a Brazilian national illegally residing in Somerville, was sentenced by U.S. District...

BOSTON ? A Boston man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with illegally carrying a loaded pistol. The defendant, who allegedly also possessed armor-piercing ammunition, appears to adhere to the anti-government/anti-authority sovereign citizen ideology. Pepo Herd El a/k/a...