By Jim Clark

Somerville police were treated to some specific details of drug trafficking after serving a warrant upon  a man at his home on  South Street last Friday.

Roshawn Ballard, 35, confessed to being in possession of a sizable amount of cocaine and further volunteered details of his participation in distribution activities, according to police.

While executing a second warrant, James Burns, 36, was located inside of a bedroom that he occupied and a white female later identified as Stacy White, 27, Ballard’s girlfriend, was located in defendant Ballard’s bedroom, police said.

Police reported that drug paraphernalia was strewn about in plain view and that a clear plastic bag containing a white granular-powdery substance believed to be cocaine was found and seized from Burns’ pants pocket.

With the assistance of drug detection canine units, Detectives discovered three clear bags containing a white rocky substance believed to cocaine at the foot area of the bed where defendant Ballard said the Cocaine would be found, police said. Approximately 43.4 grams of suspected cocaine, $2,505 U.S. currency and assorted drug paraphernalia were found and seized, according to police.

Ballard was arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate drug law, cocaine trafficking, and drug violation near a school or park.

Burns was arrested and charged with possession of a class B drug.

White was arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate drug law and furnishing a false name or Social Security number after attempting to conceal her identity by giving a false name, police said.