Shrewsbury police arrest suspect for trafficking ecstasy

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Shrewsbury police arrest suspect for trafficking ecstasy
Gregory White, 35, of Framingham faces charges for trafficking ecstasy. (Photo/Shrewsbury Police Department)

SHREWSBURY – The Shrewsbury Police Department announced that they have arrested and charged a Framingham man for allegedly trafficking ecstasy pills.

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on June 29, a Shrewsbury officer pulled over a gray 2011 Acura on Boston Turnpike near St. Anne’s Church. According to a press release from the department, the officer suspected that the driver was impaired and operating under the influence of marijuana. 

During the investigation, officers found three bags of ecstasy pills – totaling 174 grams – inside the vehicle. 

“This amount is significantly well above the threshold for drug trafficking ecstasy, which is 18 grams or above under Massachusetts law,” the police wrote in the press release.

Officers also located $2,961 in cash and a small bag of cocaine. 

Gregory White, 35, of Framingham, was arrested and charged with trafficking a class B substance (methamphetamines), possession of a class B substance (cocaine), operating under the influence of drugs, a number plate violation and a marked lanes violation. 

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