Worcester Police Department
WPD Vice Squad Arrests Five Males for Trafficking Cocaine and Fentanyl
For Immediate Release:
9/13/2024 1:50 pm
On September 13th, 2024, as a result of a joint investigation with Worcester Police Vice Squad and DEA HIDTA, Worcester Vice Squad Officers were in possession of a search warrant for a residence on Fox Street. With the assistance of the WPD and Framingham PD’s canine units, the warrant was executed, and entry was made at approximately 6:00 AM.
Officers recovered approximately 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone
pills containing fentanyl, approximately 700 grams of fentanyl powder, approximately 500 grams of cocaine, a large amount of currency, and numerous items used in the packaging and processing of narcotics.
Thirty-one-year-old Luis Ortiz, twenty-nine-year-old Christian Cruz Velasquez, forty-five-year-old Angel Santos, thirty-seven-year-old Leslie Rodriguez Santos and thirty-four-year-old Luis Cruz were arrested. They are all charged with Trafficking more than 200 grams of Cocaine and Trafficking in Class A (Fentanyl) over 200 grams.
