Drugs, Gold Bars, $100K Cash: Western Mass Police Boast Major Bust

Police in Hampden County showed off a massive haul of cash, drugs, weapons, and gold and silver bars following a bust early Thursday morning, March 30.

Police in Hampden County show off what they found inside the home of Hector Cabrera, 28, of Springfield, during a search on Thursday morning, March 30, authorities said.
Photo Credit: *Springfield Police Department*

Josh Lanier

03/30/2023 4:52 p.m.

Hector Cabrera, 28, of Springfield, is facing potentially decades in prison following his arrest at his Lucerne Road home, authorities said.

Detectives had been monitoring Cabrera long enough to secure a search warrant for his home. On Thursday morning, officers watched as he left his house around 4:45 and then pulled his car over on Wrentham Road, Springfield police said.

They showed him the warrant and drove him back to begin a fruitful search.

Police found —

480 grams of cocaine
Three large bags of marijuana
150 bags of heroin.
61 oxycontin pills
More than 460 benzodiazepine pills
A Heckler & Kosh firearm, a tactical shotgun, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition
More than $97,000 in cash
Numerous gold and silver bars and coins

Cabrera is charged with —

Trafficking in cocaine, 200 grams or more
Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (two counts)
Trafficking heroin/fentanyl 18-36 Grams
Possession with the intent to distribute a Class A drug
Possession with the intent to distribute a Class B drug
Possession with the intent to distribute a Class C drug
Improper Storage of a Firearm

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