SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Six people were arrested this week in connection with the take down of several drug and gun trafficking rings in Massachusetts, authorities announced Thursday.
The Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team busted the rings during two operations in Springfield on Tuesday and Wednesday, the law enforcement agency said.
The first operation involved troopers executing six simultaneous search warrants in connection with a four-month-long investigation that targeted a “sophisticated” drug trafficking ring based in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico, according to state police.
The second operation is said to have targeted a “mid-level” fentanyl trafficker operating in the greater Springfield area.
State police noted that the following contraband was seized by law enforcement:
- 15 handguns
- 6 rifles
- 11 large-capacity magazines
- Hundreds of rounds of ammunition
- About $63,000
- About 8.5 kilograms of cocaine
- About 30,000 bags of fentanyl
The names of the six people nabbed in the two operations weren’t released.
Various local and federal law enforcement agencies assisted the state police with the investigations.
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