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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 added. 

Carlos Vasquez (left), Omar Rios (center) and Andres Rivera (right)

Springfield Police Department

Rivera then drove away and detectives conducted a traffic stop on Hyde Street. It was then that officers recovered cocaine from Rivera and placed him under arrest. 

Detectives then searched Vasquez's apartment on Standish Street where they found a third man, identified as Omar Rios, and placed him under arrest for also having cocaine, police said.

Detectives also found a high-capacity firearm loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition, another high-capacity magazine, about 583 grams of cocaine, and more than $27,000 in cash in the apartment.

Vasquez, of Springfield, was charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Firearm without an FID Card
  • Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
  • Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm
  • Possession of a High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device (2 Counts)
  • Trafficking in Cocaine, 200 Grams or More
  • Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class B Drug – Subsequent Offense
  • Distribution of a Class B Drug – Subsequent Offense

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