Police In Central Mass Find 20 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Apartment After Firefighters Kick In Door

Police arrested a Worcester man after firefighters kicked in his door while clearing a building earlier this week and found 20 pounds of fentanyl and an unregistered firearm, authorities said.

Firefighters kicked in a door at the Clement Street Apartments on Monday, Oct. 17, while they were battling a blaze and found 20 pounds of fentanyl, Worcester police said.
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Josh Lanier

10/18/2022 1:55 p.m.

Joseph Boucher faces charges of trafficking fentanyl, possession of an unregistered gun and unregistered ammo, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and improper storage, Worcester police said.

Worcester firefighters were called to 4 Clement Street on Monday, Oct. 17, to put out a fire, and as they checked to make surer everyone was out of the building, firefighters kicked the door in of apartment No. 14, a police report said. They found several bags of white powder, drug-making equipment, and a pill press, the report continued. They called Worcester police to clear the scene,

Vice detectives arrested Boucher and then got a search warrant for the apartment. They found 20 pounds of the synthetic opioid and an unregistered firearm inside, they said.

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