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Suspected 'purple drank' found in baby bottle during arrest of wanted Springfield man

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A teenager from Springfield was arrested on a warrant for several firearm charges, and police recovered a loaded firearm and a baby bottle filled with a suspected illicit drug, known as 'purple drank.' In a news release sent to 22News, at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, a detective with the Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) observed a known suspect who had an arrest warrant from Chicopee District Court for firearms offenses. The detective saw the suspect, 19-year-old Alexis Figueroa of Springfield, as a passenger inside a vehicle on Bay Street. Suspect wanted in connection with armed robbery arrested following Springfield police chase A traffic stop was conducted, and Figueroa was arrested in connection with the warrant. An illegal firearm was found in his hoodie pocket, and Detectives also recovered a baby bottle filled with what is believed to be promethazine and codeine syrup. The suspected product in the baby bottle is an opioid cough syrup drink used as a recreational drug. Its street name is known as 'lean' or 'purple drank,' due to its color. Alexis Figueroa is charged with the following: Carrying a Firearm without a License Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License Possession of a Class B Drug Arrest Warrant – Chicopee District Court Carrying a Firearm without a License Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle Carrying a Dangerous Weapon Receiving a Stolen Motor Vehicle Resisting Arrest WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.