20 LBs Of Coke, $100K In Cash, Guns: Drug Ring Bust Nabs 8 In Springfield, Police Say
A multi-organizational investigation disrupted a drug ring in Western Massachusetts over a month where police arrested eight people and seized millions worth of drugs, guns, and more than $100,000 cash, authorities said.
The arrested began on Jan. 27 and continued through Feb. 17, Massachusetts State Police said in a Wednesday, March 8, news release. During a series of several raids, officers and agents found 9.5 kilograms of cocaine, 2.3 kilos of fentanyl packaged to look like heroin, 111,2000 baggies, 28 grams of fentanyl pills, 18 pounds of marijuana, $104,000 in cash, authorities said.…
I’ve Never ... Seen This Amount Of Meth: Western Mass DA Stunned By Recent Bust
A western Massachusetts district attorney said he is stunned by the amount of methamphetamines that police recently seized during a raid, and he thinks it may be the biggest such bust there ever.
Alan J. Ramos, of Pittsfield, was arrested earlier this week after police raided his 29 Alden Ave. home on Tuesday, Jan. 10, and found 90 grams of meth, 45 grams of heroin, 30 grams of cocaine, and $6,000 cash, the Berkshire District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor estimates that drugs have a street value of $31,500.
“I’ve never in 36 years seen this amount of meth, not only…
