Dorchester Man Arrested on Firearm Charges

A Dorchester man has been arrested on two outstanding warrants and firearm charges, according to the Boston Police Department.

Around 11 p.m. Saturday, officers noticed a man acting suspiciously on Woolson Street in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood.

Police approached the man, identified as 29-year-old Henry Cantos Barboza, and conducted a pat frisk. A loaded black .40 caliber Glock 27 firearm was found in the waistband of Barboza's pants.

Barboza did not have a valid license to carry the gun.

Barboza was arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Carrying a Loaded Firearm, Possession of a Firearm with Obliterated Serial Number, and being an Armed Career Criminal.

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