A Lakeville man has been charged in federal court in Boston with drug trafficking following a search of a commercial office building in Lakeville last week.
Christopher DiRusso, 55, was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine.
According to charging documents, investigators searched the commercial building on Aug. 5, 2026, where DiRusso allegedly appeared to be living inside an office suite. Cocaine and drug-packaging materials were reportedly found in plain view.
Investigators also allegedly discovered thousands of counterfeit methamphetamine pills designed to resemble the prescription drug Adderall, along with more than 2,000 grams of cocaine. Some of the cocaine was reportedly packaged in a kilogram-sized brick and found inside a closet.
Charging documents also detail DiRusso’s prior criminal convictions. In 2007, he was convicted in state court of cocaine trafficking and firearm offenses and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 2001, he was convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child and sentenced to a total of three years in prison.
During last week’s search, investigators allegedly found a copy of DiRusso’s Massachusetts sex offender registration from July 2026. The document reportedly listed him as homeless and identified the commercial building as his secondary and work address.
The federal charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison, along with at least five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. Any sentence would be imposed by a federal district court judge based on federal sentencing guidelines and applicable statutes.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, announced the charges. The investigation received assistance from the Pembroke, Lakeville and Brockton police departments, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department and the Massachusetts Department of Correction.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Cutshall of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.
