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Suspected Fentanyl Trafficker Has Bad Day In Western Mass: Police Suspected Fentanyl Trafficker Has Bad Day In Western Mass: Police
Suspected Fentanyl Trafficker Has Bad Day In Western Mass: Police A suspected drug trafficker had a bad trip last week when police stopped his car and seized pounds worth of fentanyl in Hampden County, authorities said.  Jose Rosado, 34, of Florence, was arrested on March 24, after police found the synthetic opioid during the stop along Route 91 in Holyoke, Massachusetts State Police said on Friday, March 31.  Officers seized 150 half-packages of fentanyl.  Rosado is charged with trafficking an amount of heroin/fentanyl between 100-200 grams.  For context, the DEA says a fatal dose of fentanyl can be as little as two milligrams.…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police Seize Illegal Drugs, Firearm From Apartment In Greenfield Police Seize Illegal Drugs, Firearm From Apartment In Greenfield
Police Seize Illegal Drugs, Firearm From Apartment In Greenfield A narcotics investigation in Western Massachusetts led to the arrest of a man who was found to be in possession of a stolen handgun and a host of drugs, police said. In Franklin County, members of the Northwestern District Anti-Crime Task Force, along with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police “STOP” Team and the local police department in Greenfield executed a search warrant within Oak Courts on Thursday, March 17 following a lengthy investigation. In the Greenfield apartment, police located a variety of drugs and the illegal weapon, leading to the arrest of one suspect. Among ot…

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by Zak Failla
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12 Nabbed In Connection To Western Mass Cocaine Trafficking Operation 12 Nabbed In Connection To Western Mass Cocaine Trafficking Operation
12 Nabbed In Connection To Western Mass Cocaine Trafficking Operation A months-long investigation involving several law enforcement organizations led to the arrest of a dozen people in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking operation operating throughout Western Massachusetts. A dozen people from Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague, Ludlow, Charlemont, and West Springfield were arrested in connection with the enterprise, said Laurie Loisel, with the Northwestern District Attorney's Office.  The group was busted on Tuesday, Dec. 14, when members of the Northwestern District Anti-Crime Task Force coordinated the simultaneous executi…

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by Kathy Reakes