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Nearly 100 Pounds Of Drugs, Multiple Guns Seized From Western Mass Home

A multi-agency raid at a West Springfield house last week netted officers nearly 100 combined pounds of marijuana, magic mushrooms, cocaine, ecstasy, and edibles, authorities said. Investigators also found several weapons and $40,000 in cash in the home as well. 

West Springfield police and State Troopers show off trash bags full of marijuana and magic mushrooms, along with smaller amounts of cocaine and ecstasy from a West Springfield raid last week. They also found $40,000 and a small arsenal of weapons.

West Springfield police and State Troopers show off trash bags full of marijuana and magic mushrooms, along with smaller amounts of cocaine and ecstasy from a West Springfield raid last week. They also found $40,000 and a small arsenal of weapons.

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Josh Lanier
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Maxwell Lacus, 18, and Kathleen Pare, 51, were arrested after police searched their home at 97 Almon Ave on June 13, Massachusetts State Police announced on Tuesday, June 20. 

According to investigators, police found inside the home: 

  • 60 pounds of marijuana
  • A large quantity of THC edible products.
  • 31 pounds of Psilocybin, aka “magic mushrooms”
  • 700 grams of suspected cocaine
  • 25 grams of MDMA (ecstasy pills/powder)
  • A loaded FN Five-Seven pistol with armor-piercing rounds, a loaded Glock 23 pistol with a 22-round magazine, a Romanian Century Arms Draco pistol loaded with a 60-round magazine, Ruger Service six revolver, and a silencer. 
  • A Glock switch, which allows semi-automatic weapons to fire in full auto
  • $40,000 in cash

Maxwell Lacus was charged with: 

  • Trafficking over 200 grams of cocaine;
  • Trafficking 50-100 pounds of marijuana;
  • Possession with intent to distribute MDMA, Xanax, and psilocybin mushrooms; and
  • Multiple counts of possession of a firearm without a license to carry or Firearm Identification Card, possession of a large capacity feeding device, possession of a large capacity firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, improper storage of a firearm, possession of a silencer; and unlawful possession of ammunition.

Kathleen Pare was charged with possession of MDMA and multiple firearm violations, authorities said. 

West Springfield police led the investigation, and West Springfield officers, along with the Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team, carried out the raid. 

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