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Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault, Strangulation, Drug Charges: Report Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault, Strangulation, Drug Charges: Report
Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault, Strangulation, Drug Charges: Report Details have been released in the arrest of Jabrill Peppers. A victim in Braintree, MA, told police Saturday, Oct. 5 that the 29-year-old New England Patriots safety became upset when someone called her phone while they were having sex, NBC10 says citing a police report. Peppers, a New Jersey native and four-time state high school football champion, smashed her head against the wall, pushed her down the stairs, and choked her at least six times, NBC10 said. Citing court paperwork, CBS said the athlete answered the door without a shirt on saying, "I know what is going on." He…
Troopers Raid Fentanyl Mill, Drug Den In Chicopee; 1 Suspect Wanted For Murder: Police Troopers Raid Fentanyl Mill, Drug Den In Chicopee; 1 Suspect Wanted For Murder: Police
Troopers Raid Fentanyl Mill, Drug Den In Chicopee; 1 Suspect Wanted For Murder: Police A two-month investigation has uprooted a fentanyl pill mill and drug-dealing operation in Hampden County, authorities announced.  Arlin Radhames Troncoso, 43, and Wanfel Salvador Aristy Alcantara, 28, both of Chicopee, were arrested earlier this week following a raid at two homes — 80 Pine St. and 33 Southwick St., State Police said.  Officers began investigating the duo in January when they were alerted to a fentanyl operation in Chicopee and in other areas of Hampden County.  Police searched 80 Pine Street and found more than two pounds of cocaine and 256 raw grams of…
11,000 Bags Of Heroin, Coke: Trio Busted Dealing From Springfield Apartment, Police Say 11,000 Bags Of Heroin, Coke: Trio Busted Dealing From Springfield Apartment, Police Say
11,000 Bags Of Heroin, Coke: Trio Busted Dealing From Springfield Apartment, Police Say Three men were arrested with a large amount of heroin and cocaine on Thursday, Feb. 1, following a raid on an apartment in Springfield.  Helpy Montero-Martinez, age 49, Justin Ramos, 23, and Luis Valentin, 49, all of Springfield, were busted as part of the sting, Springfield police said.  Detectives were watching the apartment at 150 White Street as a potential drug den and had identified Martinez and Ramos as potential suspects.  Officers were watching the apartment Thursday morning and followed Martinez and Ramos as they drove to Hancock Street to meet Valentine, who …
$500K Worth Of Guns, $100K In Drugs Found During Raid Of Longmeadow Home: Police $500K Worth Of Guns, $100K In Drugs Found During Raid Of Longmeadow Home: Police
$500K Worth Of Guns, $100K In Drugs Found During Raid Of Longmeadow Home: Police Two men were arrested after police found an arsenal of guns — some illegally manufactured — and more than $100,000 worth of drugs inside a home in Hampden County, authorities said.  Antonio Fusco and Franco Fusco, both of Longmeadow, were the target of a large-scale sting that featured multiple local and federal police agencies, Longmeadow police said on Monday, Dec. 4.  Officers raided their home on Thursday, Nov. 30, and found 625 grams of fentanyl in pill and powder form; 92 grams of powder cocaine with a combined street value of $101,000; a pill press, digital scales, cut…
Officers Shutdown 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Holyoke: Police Officers Shutdown 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Holyoke: Police
Officers Shutdown 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Holyoke: Police Angry neighbors fed up with crime in their neighborhood called police in Hampden County to demand action. Holyoke police created a task force with the FBI and ATF to do just that, and officers and agents were able to shut down a group of alleged drug dealers, authorities announced.  Holyoke police said they received several complaints about drugs from neighbors in the area of Maple Street. As officers began to investigate, they learned there was an "open-air' drug operation being run out of an apartment at 456 Maple St., officials said.  Police raided the apartment and found large…
220 Pounds Of Drugs, Worth $8M, Seized In Mass; 'Largest Seizure' In State History: Feds 220 Pounds Of Drugs, Worth $8M, Seized In Mass; 'Largest Seizure' In State History: Feds
220 Pounds Of Drugs, Worth $8M, Seized In Mass; 'Largest Seizure' In State History: Feds Thousands of fentanyl pills made to look like candy, 20 pounds of cocaine, and more drugs than there are people in Massachusetts. That's what federal investigators laid out on a table Monday, Nov. 6, when they announced what is likely the biggest drug bust in history.  Emilio Garcia, 25, Sebastien Bejin, 33, and Deiby Felix, 40, all of Lynn, were charged with a litany of felonies following their arrests, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  US Attorney's Office Police began investigating the crew following an overdose death in Salem over the summer, investigators said. Officers surve…
Springfield To Berkshire Drug Route: DA Says Conviction Proves Narcotics Trade Springfield To Berkshire Drug Route: DA Says Conviction Proves Narcotics Trade
Springfield To Berkshire Drug Route: DA Says Conviction Proves Narcotics Trade A Western Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty to dealing drugs proves there's a growing amount of drugs moving from Springfield into Berkshire County, the Berkshire district attorney announced following the verdict.  Hampden County resident Quentin Harris, of Springfield, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 24 to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to gun and drug charges following his arrest in August 2022. An investigation into Harris began in August 2022 by the North Adams Police and the Berkshire County Drug Task Force into a potential drug dealing operation being run out …
Man Used Kids Toys, Disney Items, Halloween Decorations To Smuggle Drugs Into Mass: Feds Man Used Kids Toys, Disney Items, Halloween Decorations To Smuggle Drugs Into Mass: Feds
Man Used Kids Toys, Disney Items, Halloween Decorations To Smuggle Drugs Into Mass: Feds A Rhode Island man who pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to move methamphetamines throughout the United States using children's toys and other seemingly mundane items was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 19, authorities said.  Nathan Boddie, 38, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, admitted that he and two others began smuggling methamphetamines, fentanyl, and cocaine from Arizona into Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and elsewhere in April 2022, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  They accomplished this by hiding the drugs inside children's toys, Halloween de…
Man With Third Eye Didn't See Western Mass Police Raid Coming; 3 Busted Following Tips: Cops Man With Third Eye Didn't See Western Mass Police Raid Coming; 3 Busted Following Tips: Cops
Man With Third Eye Didn't See Western Mass Police Raid Coming; 3 Busted Following Tips: Cops Holyoke residents fed up with a suspected open-air drug market alerted police to the operation, which launched a monthslong sting in Hampden County between police and the FBI, authorities said.  Police arrested three people at an apartment at 365 Appleton Street on Wednesday, Sept.6, and seized "significant quantities" of fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine, Holyoke police announced. They also found ammunition inside the home.  Jose Rivera, 39, Emilio Rivera, 36, and Brandy Bellemore, 30, were arrested in the sting that involved FBI agents in Western Massachusetts, police said. T…
Florida Man Accused Of Western Mass Shooting Pleads Not Guilty To 11 Charges: DA Florida Man Accused Of Western Mass Shooting Pleads Not Guilty To 11 Charges: DA
Florida Man Accused Of Western Mass Shooting Pleads Not Guilty To 11 Charges: DA A Florida man who sparked an intense manhunt Tuesday, Aug. 29, after police say he shot a man in Franklin County before he ran into the woods has pleaded not guilty to all the charges, authorities said. Gil Viera, 30, of Sunrise, Florida, is accused of shooting a man near 30 11th St. in the Turners Falls neighborhood known as The Patch just before 1 p.m., the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Paramedics took the victim, a 30-year-old Athol man, to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he is expected to survive, authorities said.  Police from multipl…
License Plate Leads To 2 Teens In Cuffs On Drug Charges In Springfield: Police License Plate Leads To 2 Teens In Cuffs On Drug Charges In Springfield: Police
License Plate Leads To 2 Teens In Cuffs On Drug Charges In Springfield: Police A routine traffic stop in Springfield nearly turned ugly on Sunday, Aug. 20, when a teenager refused to remove his hand from inside a bag with a loaded gun, police said.  Officers pulled over a car on Armory Street just before 7:30 p.m. after they noticed the vehicle didn't have a front license plate. When they approached, they could smell marijuana and saw several burnt roaches, scales, cash, and more than the legal amount of pot inside, Springfield police said.  Zaddiel Aponte-Perez, 18, of Springfield, was placed under arrest, authorities said.  His 17-year-old passenger …
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fake Adderall Pills Made Of Meth In Central Mass Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fake Adderall Pills Made Of Meth In Central Mass
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fake Adderall Pills Made Of Meth In Central Mass A 48-year-old Worcester County drug dealer admitted this week to duping his customers into buying meth when he told them it was the prescription stimulant Adderall, federal authorities said.  Chanhda Onesyvieng, of Leominster, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on Thursday, July 13, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Police were tipped off in April that Onesyvieng was selling large amounts of methamphetamines disguised as fake Adderall pills in Rhode Island, authorities said. Officers pulled him over in Worcester on April 28 and …
96 Packs Of Heroin Found On Western Mass Convict During Arrest: Police 96 Packs Of Heroin Found On Western Mass Convict During Arrest: Police
96 Packs Of Heroin Found On Western Mass Convict During Arrest: Police A man from Western Massachusetts who has been convicted of three drug offenses is now looking at a fourth after he was arrested this week, according to authorities.  Luis Yantin, of West Springfield and formerly of Springfield, was arrested at the Springfield Inn on Riverdale Street around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, West Springfield Police report.  Arrested – Luis Yantin (1573 Riverdale St. West Springfield and formerly of Orange St. in Springfield)) Charges: (1)... Posted by West Springfield Police Department on Thursday, June 29, 2023 Investigators searched Yantin's room and fou…
Over 500 Grams Of Cocaine Found During Western Mass Apartment Raid: Police Over 500 Grams Of Cocaine Found During Western Mass Apartment Raid: Police
Over 500 Grams Of Cocaine Found During Western Mass Apartment Raid: Police Authorities in Western Massachusetts uncovered more than 500 grams of cocaine and $27,000 in cash after raiding an apartment this week that resulted in three men being arrested. Members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit were conducting an investigating with a man, identified as Carlos Vasquez, as the suspect, Springfield Police report. While detectives were conducting surveillance on the 0-100 block of Standish Street, they saw Vasquez complete a suspected drug deal with another man, identified as Andres Rivera.  This happened around 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, police …
Coke, Cash: Worcester Man Busted With Several Stashes Of Cocaine, Police Say Coke, Cash: Worcester Man Busted With Several Stashes Of Cocaine, Police Say
Coke, Cash: Worcester Man Busted With Several Stashes Of Cocaine, Police Say Police in Worcester said they found a small bag of cocaine inside a man's truck during a search on Wednesday, April 5. Then they found another and then several more at his home. In all, they collected nearly a half pound of the drug. Terrell Conyer-Jones, 29, faces trafficking a Class B substance following his arrest on Wednesday, Worcester police said.  Vice detectives were on to Conyer-Jones. They'd secured search warrants for his truck and 98 Elm St. and were waiting to put them into use, police said. That happened when they stopped him as he pulled in to park at his home aroun…
Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Selling Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin In Central Mass Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Selling Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin In Central Mass
Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Selling Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin In Central Mass A 33-year-old man who admitted to trafficking cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl is the final person convicted in a massive drug ring run out of Worcester County.  Pedro Villot-Santiago, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 280 grams or more of crack, and 500 grams or more of cocaine, the US Attorney for  Massachusetts said.  A fatal fentanyl overdose in September 2018 sparked a police investigation that unraveled a massive conspiracy to bring …
Central Mass Drug Ring: 17 People Convicted In Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Trafficking Case: Feds Central Mass Drug Ring: 17 People Convicted In Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Trafficking Case: Feds
Central Mass Drug Ring: 17 People Convicted In Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Trafficking Case: Feds Seventeen people have now admitted or been convicted for their roles in a wide-ranging drug ring that smuggled in heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and crack to Central Massachusetts, federal authorities said.  Ivan Torres, 32, of Fitchburg, and Abel Rodriguez Rivera, 35, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (commonly known as crack cocaine), and 500 grams or more of cocaine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge is set to sentence the duo on Sept. 7.  Tor…
Four Pounds Of Coke, $40K: Police Score Massive Haul Of Drugs, Cash In Raid Four Pounds Of Coke, $40K: Police Score Massive Haul Of Drugs, Cash In Raid
Four Pounds Of Coke, $40K: Police Score Massive Haul Of Drugs, Cash In Raid A major task force made up of more than a dozen police agencies scored a bust worthy of their size this week in Franklin County, authorities said.  It began in December when police and DEA agents raided a home in Greenfield and seized 114 grams of cocaine, 650 bags of heroin/fentanyl mixture, and $113,000, the Greenfield Police Department said.  But one of the men arrested in that raid — who was out on bail — allegedly decided he wasn't done with the drug game. That's why on Monday, March 6, several police officers and federal agents raided him again and found even more, Gree…
Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Bringing Cocaine Into Central Mass; 15th Person Convicted Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Bringing Cocaine Into Central Mass; 15th Person Convicted
Drug Trafficking Ring: Man Admits To Bringing Cocaine Into Central Mass; 15th Person Convicted A 31-year-old Worcester County man admitted this week in a federal court to being part of a large-scale drug trafficking network, authorities said.  Jonathan Villot, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base (commonly known as crack cocaine), and 500 grams or more of cocaine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Police began investigating a potential drug trafficking ring in central Massachusetts in September 2018 following a fentanyl overdose death in Fitchburg, officials said.  …
Quick-Thinking Tow Truck Driver Jumps To Aid Officers After Traffic Stop Turns Violent: Cops Quick-Thinking Tow Truck Driver Jumps To Aid Officers After Traffic Stop Turns Violent: Cops
Quick-Thinking Tow Truck Driver Jumps To Aid Officers After Traffic Stop Turns Violent: Cops Northampton officers have a tow truck driver to thank after he threw himself into a dangerous situation when he saw a suspect attacking cops earlier this week, authorities said.  Police pulled over a car on King Street just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, because the vehicle's registration was revoked for having no insurance, Northampton police said. But the routine traffic stop quickly escalated when officers found a large amount of suspected heroin and cocaine inside the car. Police didn't release the driver or passenger's names.  Officers arrested the 53-year-old passenger …
Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine
Waterbury Drug Dealer Gets Prison For Trafficking Large Amounts Of Heroin, Cocaine A Connecticut drug dealer has been sentenced to prison for supplying heroin to a member of a Waterbury-area drug trafficking ring. Former New Haven County resident Jesus Nieves, aka "Pop," age 38, formerly of Waterbury, and Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 23 to 63 months in prison, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing l…
Three Suspected Holyoke Drug Dealers Busted: Police Three Suspected Holyoke Drug Dealers Busted: Police
Three Suspected Holyoke Drug Dealers Busted: Police After months of investigation between more than half a dozen agencies, Holyoke narcotics officers raided a suspected drug den and arrested three people.  Police raided the home at 392 Pleasant street just after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, to make the arrests. Investigators found heroine, morphine, opium, and cocaine in the home, Holyoke police said.  Officers with the Hampden County Narcotics Task Force, CINRET, Safe Task Force, MSP Stop Team, HPD Narcotics Vice Unit, FBI Gang Task Force, and the DEA took part in the raid, authorities said.  Those arrested and their cha…
Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Spike Overdoses In Milford: Police Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Spike Overdoses In Milford: Police
Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Spike Overdoses In Milford: Police Milford police are warning residents of fentanyl-laced drugs after more than a half dozen people overdosed on the synthetic opioid there in less than a week. Police said they were aware of cocaine being laced with benzos and fentanyl being sold without the consumer's knowledge. Since Wednesday, Jan. 25, eight people have overdosed on these mixtures.  Related: Man Accused Of Multiple Drug ODs In Milford Arrested: Police "Based on our professional experiences, fentanyl is now in all different types of substances, whether that be cocaine, methamphetamine, fake pills, or vape cartrid…
I’ve Never ... Seen This Amount Of Meth: Western Mass DA Stunned By Recent Bust I’ve Never ... Seen This Amount Of Meth: Western Mass DA Stunned By Recent Bust
I’ve Never ... Seen This Amount Of Meth: Western Mass DA Stunned By Recent Bust A western Massachusetts district attorney said he is stunned by the amount of methamphetamines that police recently seized during a raid, and he thinks it may be the biggest such bust there ever.  Alan J. Ramos, of Pittsfield, was arrested earlier this week after police raided his 29 Alden Ave. home on Tuesday, Jan. 10, and found 90 grams of meth, 45 grams of heroin, 30 grams of cocaine, and $6,000 cash, the Berkshire District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor estimates that drugs have a street value of $31,500.  “I’ve never in 36 years seen this amount of meth, not only…
Springfield Man Can’t Use His Nearly $200K In Movie Money For Bail On Drug Charges: DA Springfield Man Can’t Use His Nearly $200K In Movie Money For Bail On Drug Charges: DA
Springfield Man Can’t Use His Nearly $200K In Movie Money For Bail On Drug Charges: DA Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni this week laid out a literal table full of evidence he said police seized from a 51-year-old Springfield man. It included more than 30 pounds of cocaine, nearly 14,000 fentanyl pills, a pound of raw fentanyl, and almost $200,000 in fake money.  Alonzo Williams faces charges of possession of a firearm without a license, trafficking in fentanyl over 200 grams, trafficking in cocaine over 200 grams, trafficking in cocaine 18-36 grams, and possession to distribute a class A drug, Gulluni's office announced.  Springfield police detectives …
899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop 899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop
899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop A Massuchesetts man, a woman, and two men from Pennsylvania were arrested after a traffic stop led police to discover hundreds of packets of fentanyl and cocaine among other illicit items.  Officers pulled over the group's vehicle in the 300 block of New Holland Avenue in Lancaster City on Monday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 p.m. During a search of the vehicle the police found and seized these items: 899 packets of fentanyl. 33.8 grams of crack and powder cocaine. 46.4 grams of marijuana. Multiple types of drug paraphernalia. One unlawfully possessed handgun. All four people in the car were arr…
Duo Nabbed After Drugs Found In Stolen Vehicle At CT Hotel, Police Say Duo Nabbed After Drugs Found In Stolen Vehicle At CT Hotel, Police Say
Duo Nabbed After Drugs Found In Stolen Vehicle At CT Hotel, Police Say Two people were charged after police said methamphetamine and cocaine were found in a stolen vehicle that was parked outside of a Connecticut hotel. The incident happened in Enfield during the early morning hours of Monday, Dec. 5, the Enfield Police Department said. An officer was on patrol and saw a vehicle running in the parking lot of an area hotel that had a misuse of registration plates and was later found to be stolen, police reported. After "numerous attempts to provide a fake identification," police discovered the driver's identity and learned that the driver had several active wa…
3 Charged With Trafficking Drugs After Traffic Stop For Tag Goes Awry: Police 3 Charged With Trafficking Drugs After Traffic Stop For Tag Goes Awry: Police
3 Charged With Trafficking Drugs After Traffic Stop For Tag Goes Awry: Police Three people face drug trafficking charges after Massachusetts State Troopers noticed them acting strangely during a traffic stop on I-91 in Bernardston last week, authorities said.  The troopers first noticed their white Subaru after it passed the patrol cruiser around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, with an unreadable temporary tag. Troopers tried to look up the vehicle with what little information they could discern on the plate, but they found nothing, state police in a press release.  The troopers turned on their lights to pull over the Subaru, but the car continued for a quarte…
Over 25K Bags Of Heroin Taken From Convicted Western MA Drug Lord: Police Over 25K Bags Of Heroin Taken From Convicted Western MA Drug Lord: Police
Over 25K Bags Of Heroin Taken From Convicted Western MA Drug Lord: Police Three people from Western Massachusetts, including a convicted drug lord, were arrested after more than 25,000 bags of heroin and other drugs were taken from their home last week.  Multiple law enforcement agencies raided Luis Rosado's apartment on Commonwealth Avenue in Springfield on Thursday, Oct 27 following a lengthy investigation, Springfield Police report. Inside they found 25,511 bags of heroin (510 grams) 49.5 grams of crack-cocaine and 42.5 grams of powder cocaine, all trafficking weight, police said.  Rosado along with two other occupants of the hou…
Foursome Caught Smuggling More Than 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Western Mass Foursome Caught Smuggling More Than 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Western Mass
Foursome Caught Smuggling More Than 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Western Mass Four men from Springfield were arrested for trafficking more than 1,000 grams of cocaine among other illegal substances, authorities said.  Miguel Rodriguez, Ricardo Collazo and Juan Santana were arrested around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, Springfield Police report.  Springfield DEA members were conducting surveillance at a home on the 400 block of Walnut Street when they stopped a car with all three men inside, police said. During their arrest, officers also seized about 1,052 grams of cocaine.  A subsequent search of the same home uncovered more crack-cocaine…
Western Mass Woman Gets Prison Sentence Much Shorter Than Her Husband: Feds Western Mass Woman Gets Prison Sentence Much Shorter Than Her Husband: Feds
Western Mass Woman Gets Prison Sentence Much Shorter Than Her Husband: Feds A judge sentenced a 32-year-old Springfield woman to more than seven years in jail after she pleaded guilty to taking part in a drug smuggling ring that moved crack, heroin, and cocaine from Massachusetts into Vermont, authorities said. Her husband got 19 years for taking part in the operation in 2019.  Nia Dinzey, aka Nia Moore-Bush, pleaded guilty over the summer to several drugs, money laundering, and firearms charges, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators said Nia Dinzey and her husband, Dinelson Dinzey, would drive the drugs from Springfield to Barre, Ve…