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Multi-agency effort in Holyoke leads to 3 arrests, loaded gun, seizure of drugs
HOLYOKE — Three people were arrested after a multi-agency investigation led police to an illegal loaded gun, bagged drugs, $725 in cash, a Taser and more. Felix Vargas, 46, and Erica Weeks, 38, of Holyoke, both face several charges, including firearm possession without a license; carrying a loaded gun without a license; having ammunition without a license; possession of a gun while committing a crime; trafficking cocaine, 36 to 100 grams; and having a stun gun. Christy Suarez, 45, of Holyoke, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. For the past few months, the multi-agency investigation focused on Vargas, who was suspected of distributing cocaine from his apartment on Hampden Street, Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan said. On Friday, detectives were granted a search warrant for the apartment and Vargas' car. Early in the morning on Tuesday, around 5:30 a.m., officers from the Holyoke Police Narcotics Unit, the FBI Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force, the Chicopee Police Narcotics Unit, and the Hampden County Sheriff's Department carried out a search warrant at his address. Keenan said, inside the apartment, officers detained Weeks, Suarez and Vargas. While being handcuffed, Vargas threw three bags of powder cocaine over a railing. After his arrest, police found two more bags of cocaine in his sneaker, and then three more bags in the police car he was taken in, Keenan said, totaling about 26 bags of crack cocaine and 10 bags of powder cocaine. Police also found a gun magazine. Read the original article on MassLive.
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2 days ago
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Cocaine trafficking suspects arrested in Holyoke apartment raid
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Three Holyoke residents were arrested on Tuesday following a months-long cocaine trafficking investigation. Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan stated in a social media post that for the past several months, a multi-agency investigation had been taking place into the alleged cocaine distribution by 46-year-old Felix Vargas of Holyoke. Vargas had reportedly been distributing cocaine from his apartment on Hampden Street. ATV rider arrested after crashing into Holyoke police cruiser The investigation was conducted in collaboration with the Holyoke Police Narcotics Unit, the Chicopee Police Narcotics Unit, and the FBI Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force. Last Friday, Chicopee detectives were granted a search warrant for Vargas' apartment and vehicle. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, members of the investigation team searched Vargas' home and vehicle, where he and multiple other suspects were arrested. Police said that as Vargas was being handcuffed, he threw several items over a railing. The items were located and found to be three bags of powder cocaine. During the search, law enforcement recovered an illegally owned loaded firearm, a firearm magazine, approximately 26 bags of crack cocaine, ten bags of powder cocaine, a taser, and $725 in cash. In addition to Vargas, 38-year-old Erica Weeks and 45-year-old Christy Suarez, both of Holyoke, were arrested inside the apartment. Felix Vargas is charged with: Possession of a Firearm without an FID Card Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony Trafficking Cocaine 36-100 Grams Possession of an Electric Stun Gun Erica Weeks is charged with: Possession of a Firearm without an FID Card Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony Trafficking Cocaine 36-100 Grams Possession of an Electric Stun Gun Christy Suarez is charged with: Arrest Warrant 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.
