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Western Mass Man Admits To Distributing Heroin Western Mass Man Admits To Distributing Heroin
Western Mass Man Admits To Distributing Heroin A Western Massachusetts man will face decades in prison after admitting to distributing more than 100 grams of heroin to an undercover investigator over a five-month stretch, authorities announced. Berkshire County resident Eulies Rosado, age 51, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield to six counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute heroin, according to the US Attorney’s Office. US Attorney Nathaniel Mendell said this week that between March 2017 and August 2017, Rosado admitted to distributing heroin to a cooperating witness on six separate oc…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Seize Thousands Of Bags Of Heroin, $16K In Cash, Rifles In Western Mass Bust Police Seize Thousands Of Bags Of Heroin, $16K In Cash, Rifles In Western Mass Bust
Police Seize Thousands Of Bags Of Heroin, $16K In Cash, Rifles In Western Mass Bust Two men are facing charges in Western Massachusetts after being busted with drugs and illegal weapons following an investigation into heroin distribution, police said. Springfield Police Narcotics detectives were conducting a heroin distribution investigation on Wednesday, April 14 when they saw a suspect, Jeffrey Cipriani, leave his area home, where he was followed to the residence of the investigation’s target, Efrain Morales Jr., in Feeding Hills. According to police, the two met in an open garage while counting heroin half-packs (50 bags) that Cipriani took with him as he left the home…

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Woman Charged After Western Mass Heroin Distribution Investigation Woman Charged After Western Mass Heroin Distribution Investigation
Woman Charged After Western Mass Heroin Distribution Investigation A lengthy investigation into heroin distribution in Western Massachusetts led to the arrest of a woman who was busted with drugs and illegal ammo, police said. The Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement (CINRET) West Team launched an investigation into a Hampden County heroin distribution operation earlier this year, officials said, following complaints from the community about potential drug distribution. During that investigation, police said that detectives identified a Holyoke residence where suspect Yaileen Santiago-Cosme lived, as a point of…

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by Zak Failla
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Drug Dealer In New Haven-To-Fitchburg Trafficking Ring Gets 10 Years In Prison Drug Dealer In New Haven-To-Fitchburg Trafficking Ring Gets 10 Years In Prison
Drug Dealer In New Haven-To-Fitchburg Trafficking Ring Gets 10 Years In Prison An ex-convict from Hamden was sentenced to over 10 years in prison and eight years of post-supervision release for his part in a narcotics trafficking ring.  Frank "FL" Carr, 53, provided a kilogram of cocaine to the leader of a drug trafficking network in March of 2019 and sold crack-cocaine to undercover FBI agents on two occasions in May and June, according to the office of U.S. Attorney John H. Durham. Carr sold 78 grams of crack to agents for $3,000 during one of these exchanges, police said.  On July 9 of 2019, Carr and 24 other individuals associated with the "Island B…

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by Christina Coulter
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Ex-Con With Machine Gun Gets Multi-Year Jail Sentence Ex-Con With Machine Gun Gets Multi-Year Jail Sentence
Ex-Con With Machine Gun Gets Multi-Year Jail Sentence A Western Mass ex-convict with a machine gun was sentenced to 5 years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Hector Gomez, 33, of Chicopee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court, Springfield, Judge Mark Mastroianni to 5 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. In May Gomez was found in Chicopee to be in possession of a Bushmaster 0.223 caliber rifle, an Arsenal 7.62 mm rifle, 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 28 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, and 60 rounds of 7.62 ammunition, according to court documents. It is unclear from the i…

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by Kristin Palpini