Everett, MA: Drug Investigation on Gledhill Ave. near school – NBC Boston

A man was arrested a day after a report of drug-making chemicals being dumped in the Everett, Massachusetts, area led to a hazardous materials investigation that led to the closure of a neighborhood.

Crews worked Monday to secure the home on Gledhill Avenue, about a block from Everett High School. Authorities released limited information that day, but the city said the investigation was “in response to a report of an individual disposing of chemicals related to the manufacture of illegal narcotics at multiple locations throughout the city.”

On Tuesday, police and Mayor Carlo DeMaria said 33-year-old Alexander Yaksic of Everett was arrested on a federal probation warrant, adding that he was charged with “numerous drug offenses.”

Authorities worked much of the day Monday to remove chemicals from a home in Everett.

Authorities added that police discovered a laboratory containing ingredients for making ecstasy.

The investigation began Wednesday with a crash on Wilbur Street, city officials said Tuesday. Police found a substance at the scene and sent it to a crime lab for analysis.

The police determined that there was no criminal activity and no threat to public safety. But on Sunday and Monday, police received reports of a person discarding “unknown substances” at several locations in Everett.

Police searched the home on Gledhill Avenue on Monday morning. Firefighters and inspection service personnel wore protective clothing while cleaning and disposing of debris.

“There was never any danger to the population,” said a press release from the mayor and the police.

Yaksic is scheduled to be arraigned in Malden on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney.