Police, in an undercover operation, arrested a man on charges of selling drugs near a school, officials said. Michael J. Bowler, 48, of Arlington, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after officers set up a drug buy, police said in a statement. The drug transaction occurred on Burton Street, which is within the Ottoson Middle School drug-free school zone, Arlington police said. Bowler was charged with distribution of a Class A drug, drug violation near a school, and possession of a Class A drug. After Bowler’s arrest, police searched his home on Burton Street and said they found heroin, cash, plastic bags, and a digital scale.
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