Springfield Police Seize Guns, Drugs Worth $300K in Raid
A Springfield man was arrested Friday night following a huge drug bust that led to the seizure of guns, cash, and a stash of narcotics valued at upwards of $300,000.
At 8 p.m., police raided the Chase Avenue home of Jason Arias, 31, the target of a lengthy drug trafficking investigation by the city’s Street Crime and Narcotics Units. Arias was home during the raid, which was conducted without incident, according to a statement by Springfield Police Department.
Jason Arias
Police seized more than 10 pounds of “pure cocaine,’’ 2,700 bags of heroin, two pounds of marijuana, two handguns, $58,000 in cash, and paraphernalia used to pack and weigh illegal drugs.
Unsurprisingly, Arias faces a slew of charges related to the raid: possession of a firearm while committing a felony, possession of ammunition, two counts of carrying a firearm, trafficking in cocaine (over 200 grams), and trafficking in heroin.
He is being held without bail in police custody through the weekend. MassLive reports that Arias will be arraigned in Springfield District Court on Monday.
In the statement, Sergeant John Delaney said, “the war on drugs in Springfield is being won … one arrest at a time.’’ Commissioner John Barbieri, who has led a “full court press’’ on drug dealers in the city, noted that more arrests are to come.
The department has reported a 20 percent drop in crime in the city over the past several months, partially as a result of this crackdown.
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