09-02-2025
Mass. law enforcement team arrests suspect linked to drug trafficking
LAWRENCE, Mass. (WWLP) – A joint law enforcement team comprised of members of the Mass. State Police, Lawrence Police, and Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a man from the Dominican Republic last Thursday in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation.
Massachusetts State Police said that the team was investigating a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking operation that had been linked to a man under suspicion of using a false identity. Law enforcement officials were able to obtain a warrant for the suspect's residence on Bailey Street in Lawrence.
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When officers entered the home, they located two individuals including the suspect. The search proved successful, as police found large quantities of narcotics of different varieties, three firearms hidden in furniture, narcotic packaging material, and about $15,000 in cash.
Police said that documents were also discovered, including a foreign passport that was used to identify the suspect as 32-year-old Xavier Jose Perez-Tejeda of the Dominican Republic.
During the operation, officials seized the following evidence (weights are approximate):
12 kilograms of powdered Fentanyl
1.6 pounds of Methamphetamine
286 grams of pressed Fentanyl pills
96 grams of pressed Methamphetamine pills
83 grams of Cocaine
Glock 22 pistol containing 14 rounds of ammunition
Kel Tec 9mm pistol containing 8 rounds of ammunition
Charter Arms 38 Special revolver containing 5 rounds of ammunition
Perez-Tejeda was arrested and brought to the Andover Barracks for booking, and was arraigned in Lawrence District Court. Charges have not yet been released to the public.
22News will update this story if more information becomes available.
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