'Career Armed Criminal': 14 Guns, Meth Found Inside Central Mass Apartment, Police Say

Worcester vice police uncovered a cache of weapons and a large amount of meth after searching the home of a 56-year-old "career armed criminal" on Tuesday, March 21, authorities said.

Worcester Police Department
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Josh Lanier

03/22/2023 5:40 p.m.

Detectives were looking to arrest Alexander Shtudiner on an unrelated charge when they went to his apartment on Kinney Drive just before 6:30 p.m. After they put on the handcuffs, officers searched Shtudiner's home and found six pistols, five rifles, and three shotguns — one of which was sawed-off, Worcester police said.

They also found a large pile of what appeared to be meth, officials said.

Shtudiner is charged with —

Trafficking in a Class B substance (meth) 18-36 grams
Possession of a sawed-off shotgun
Improper storage of a firearm (two counts)
Possession of ammunition without an FID card
Possession of a firearm without an FID card (13 counts)
Armed career criminal

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