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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.

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

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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