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Wanted Gang Leader Busted in Lowell After 3 Years On Run: Feds
A Massachusetts man accused of playing a leading role in a dangerous drug trafficking conspiracy was arrested inside a local residence after evading authorities for nearly four years, federal authorities said.
Darasy Chhim, 39, also known by the aliases "Mystickal" and "Rizzus," was taken into custody on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine base, fentanyl, MDMA, cocaine, and methamphetamine. According to federal prosecutors, Chhim has been wanted since June 2021, when he was indicted alongside 14 co-conspirators.
Authorities allege …
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…
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
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…
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.
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Police began investigating the crew following an overdose death in Salem over the summer, investigators said. Officers surve…
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
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
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
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 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
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
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…
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
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…
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
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 …
