By DENNIS TATZ The Patriot Ledger QUINCY - A Quincy couple was scheduled for arraignment today on heroin and other drug charges after a police raid at their Arthur Street apartment.
Police Lt. John McDonough said a two-month undercover operation led to the arrest of David Tibets, 21, and Michelle Bryan, 20, Friday night.
‘‘Mr. Tibets had a sophisticated drug operation going,’’ McDonough said. ‘‘He insisted all buyers stay at least 20 minutes in his apartment, as he knew police used the fact that people coming and going quickly out of a location is indicative of drug activity.’’
McDonough said Tibets monitored police radio frequencies and used wooden braces called Jamaican locks to reinforce his apartment doors and make it difficult for police to force their way inside.
‘‘This gives the drug dealer ample time to flush all the drugs present down the drain before police can gain entry,’’ McDonough said.
He said police caught a break when Tibets left his door unlocked to get his mail just as officers approached the Brewers Corner apartment building at 43 Arthur St. with a search warrant at about 7 p.m.
As a handcuffed Tibets and Bryan were led to cruisers, neighbors gathered to thank police, telling them, ‘‘Good job,’’ ‘‘Thank God’’ and ‘‘Thank you, officer,’’ McDonough said.
Tibets and Bryan were to be arraigned in Quincy District Court on charges of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of fentanyl, possession of Xanax, possession of Seroquel and possession of Trazodone.
Tibets, who has convictions for selling heroin and fentanyl, is also charged with possession of an electric stun gun.
McDonough said police seized 12 grams of brown heroin packaged in 20 plastic bags with a street value of $1,000. The pills were valued at $500.
Police also recovered two sets of scales to weigh drugs, two pill cutters and $390 in cash.
‘‘The Brewers Corner area, which has been quiet for several years after the closing of the infamous Hat Rack bar, is again seeing a serious surge of drug activity,’’ McDonough said. McDonough said Quincy police and State Police have been working together to monitor suspected drug activity in the neighborhood.
He said police believe Tibets used binoculars for surveillance of nearby streets from his third-floor apartment.
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