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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 of apartments on Ashland Street, said the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office.
Based on the investigation, Quentin Harris, of Springfield, was arrested.
During a search of his home and vehicle, investigators recovered:
- $821 in cash
- Twisted plastic containing a white rock-like substance weighing 20.5 grams (field tested positive for cocaine)
- Twisted plastic baggie containing a white rock-like substance weighing 4 grams (field tested positive for cocaine)
- Twisted plastic containing approximately 31 small prepacked twisted baggies of brown/tan powder weighing a total of 8.3 grams (Harris identified this as heroin)
- Smith and Wesson .45 caliber handgun with laser attachment and a round loaded in the chamber
- .45 caliber magazine located in the handgun
- Six .45 caliber rounds of ammunition (including the round removed from the chamber of the firearm)
Harris was charged with:
- Possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl
- Trafficking in cocaine
- Illegal possession of a firearm, second offense
- Illegal possession of a loaded firearm
- Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony
The $821 was forfeited upon sentencing.
Following the sentencing, Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue said: “It now should be evident that there is an active drug trafficking route from Springfield into the Berkshires."
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