SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Eleven people are in custody after police in western Massachusetts broke up what a prosecutor calls a “high level” heroin trafficking operation.
Masslive.com reports authorities seized 6,700 bags of heroin, about $73,000 in cash, three vehicles and three handguns while executing search warrants earlier this week in Springfield and West Springfield.
All of the suspects live in Springfield and face a variety of drug and weapons charges.
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni says the firearms were loaded and “in a position to fire” when police seized them.
Gulluni says the arrests follow an investigation that took months and involved “sophisticated surveillance techniques and hundreds of man-hours.”
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Information from: The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, http://www.masslive.com/news/
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