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Hampden County Narcotics Task Force

Guns, Stacks Of Cash, Heroin: Police Bust Suspected Trafficker Following Western Mass Raid Guns, Stacks Of Cash, Heroin: Police Bust Suspected Trafficker Following Western Mass Raid
Guns, Stacks Of Cash, Heroin: Police Bust Suspected Trafficker Following Western Mass Raid Police and federal agents raided a home in Holyoke earlier this week to bust a man suspected of trafficking heroin and found a stockpile of drugs, cash, and an unlicensed gun, authorities said.  Angel Carrasquillo, 32, faces several charges following the Wednesday, Feb. 15, search of his home, including heroin trafficking — 200 grams or more, unlicensed possession of a firearm, having an assault rifle without a license, and other drug offenses, Holyoke police said in a Facebook post.  Officers said they found a Glock 43 with an extended magazine, a cache of drugs, and wads of cash…
Three Suspected Holyoke Drug Dealers Busted: Police Three Suspected Holyoke Drug Dealers Busted: Police
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…
Accused Western Mass Drug Dealer Caught With Ghost Gun, Police Say Accused Western Mass Drug Dealer Caught With Ghost Gun, Police Say
Accused Western Mass Drug Dealer Caught With Ghost Gun, Police Say An alleged drug dealer with a lengthy history of crime was busted with a ghost gun and drugs by police in Western Massachusetts. The Springfield Police Department received information about a man selling drugs in the North End by the Hampden County Narcotics Task Force & Violent Offenders Task Force on Tuesday, May 11. Officers located the suspect, later identified as Springfield resident Manuel Ortiz, near the intersection of Main Street and Waverly Street at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday in the North End. Investigators were able to track down Ortiz, stopped him, at which point t…