Springfield drug raid yields three guns, cocaine and fentanyl — two arrested

Police seized three firearms, 78g of cocaine, fentanyl and 241 bags of heroin from a Marsden Street home. Two men face drug trafficking and firearms charges.

Two men charged after Springfield firearms unit raids Marsden Street home

Springfield police arrested two men and seized three loaded firearms, a large quantity of narcotics and $1,633 in cash following a Friday morning raid on a Marsden Street residence, masslive.com reports. The operation was the result of a months-long investigation into drug trafficking.

Detectives from the Firearms Investigation Unit, under the direction of Captain Christopher Collins, obtained a search warrant for the property and entered at 5:35 a.m. Inside, officers found three firearms loaded with more than 120 rounds of ammunition in total, three additional magazines, 78.1 grams of cocaine, 10.9 grams of fentanyl and 241 bags of heroin.

Roberto Falcon, 46, of Springfield, faces cocaine and fentanyl trafficking charges, heroin possession and eight separate gun offences, including possession of a large-capacity firearm during the commission of a felony. Police spokesman Ryan Walsh said Falcon was also arrested on an outstanding Springfield District Court warrant. Falcon has open cases in Hampden Superior Court for firearm possession and breaking and entering, Walsh added, and previous convictions for cocaine trafficking, firearms offences and assault with a vehicle.

David Torres, 44, of Westfield, was charged with carrying a firearm, possession of ammunition without a licence and possession of a large-capacity magazine. He was additionally arrested on three outstanding warrants from Springfield and Westfield district courts, Walsh said.

The Firearms Investigation Unit was assisted by the Springfield Police Emergency Services Unit, the Hampden County Sheriff's Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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