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07-05-2025
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‘Operation No Love': 16 facing charges after Mass. police bust massive drug trafficking operation
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Sixteen people are facing criminal charges in connection with the dismantling of a massive fentanyl and cocaine trafficking operation in Massachusetts, authorities announced Wednesday. The Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team, Homeland Security Investigations, Raynham police, and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office jointly conducted 'Operation No Love' in mid-April, executing search warrants at 20 locations in Fall River, Taunton, Raynham, Norton, Pembroke, and Falmouth. During the searches, state police said law enforcement arrested 16 people, seized about 2,360 grams of cocaine and 1,364 grams of fentanyl, 33 firearms, multiple high-capacity magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and $109,355 in cash. State police noted that Operation No Love began in March of 2024 when troopers, officers from Brockton and East Bridgewater, and a special agent with HSI launched a narcotics investigation into a drug trafficking organization involved in the distribution of fentanyl and cocaine in Bristol County. During the investigation, an undercover trooper made nine controlled drug purchases with a member of the drug trafficking organization. Investigators then used physical and electronic surveillance, toll analysis, and court-authorized electronic intercepts of target cellphones to 'identify the organization's hierarchy, primary subjects, communication devices, vehicles, methods of operation, and sources of narcotics supply,' state police said in a news release. The following suspects were arrested on various drug and firearms charges, according to state police: Yosef Ali, 49, of Fall River Jean Carlos Castillo Mendoza, 44, of Fall River Jorge Santiago, 36, of Taunton Jorge Arce, 46, of Taunton Neftali Torres, 51, of Taunton Christopher McLaughlin, 43, of Taunton Shawn Roias, 35, of Taunton Courtney Whitmore, 27, of Taunton Val Bettencourt, 50, of Taunton Brayton Crites, 26, of Taunton Andrew Williams, 27, of Raynham Sabrina Cohen, 27, of Taunton Lucas Guimaraes, 29, of Norton Brian Szakaly, 27, of Raynham David Brasil, 45, of Falmouth Mary Hunt, 59, of Falmouth Lucas Guimaraes Nearly 200 law enforcement officials later came together on April 15 and 16 to dismantle the operation. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
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19-04-2025
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16 charged in major fentanyl and cocaine trafficking takedown in Mass.
BOSTON (WWLP) – A multi-agency operation across 20 locations on Tuesday and Wednesday resulted in the arrests of 16 alleged distributors from Massachusetts and thousands of grams of fentanyl and cocaine. The Mass. Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced on Saturday that this joint operation, called 'Operation No Love,' began in March 2024 when members of the State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team (CINRET) began a narcotics investigation into a drug trafficking organization. Woman charged with OUI in Bedford following crash with toddler in backseat The organization was allegedly involved in distributing fentanyl and cocaine in Bristol County. During the investigation, an undercover trooper conducted nine controlled drug purchases with a member of the drug trafficking group. The investigative team then used surveillance, toll analysis, and court-authorized intercepts of cell phones to identify information about the organization, such as the hierarchy, primary suspects, vehicles, and narcotics supply sources. By gaining this information, investigators were able to obtain search warrants for 11 locations in Taunton, two locations in Raynham, four locations in Fall River, and one location each in Falmouth, Pembroke, and Norton. On Tuesday morning, the team comprised of nearly 200 troopers and officers conducted searches at all locations. In total, investigators seized approximately 2,280 grams of cocaine, 336 grams of fentanyl, 32 firearms, hundreds of ammunition rounds, high-capacity magazines, and $109,355 in suspected drug proceeds. On Wednesday, CINRET investigators, along with Fall River officers, received additional information regarding one of the Taunton locations and returned for another search. They found a loaded Diamondback 9mm pistol, another 1,028 grams of fentanyl, and 80 grams of cocaine. The following suspects were arrested and arraigned in various district courts: Yosef Ali, 49, of Fall River Trafficking in Fentanyl, 100 grams or More (1 count) Trafficking in Cocaine, 200 grams or More (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $75,000 Jean Carlos Castillo Mendoza, 44, of Fall River Trafficking in Fentanyl, 100 grams or More (1 count) Trafficking in Cocaine, 200 grams or More (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $150,000 Jorge Santiago, 36, of Taunton Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class B Substance (2 counts) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $20,000 Jorge Arce, 46, of Taunton Trafficking in Cocaine, 200 grams or More (1 count) Trafficking in Fentanyl, 36 grams or More (1 count) Possession of Ammunition without FID Card (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $100,000 Neftali Torres, 51, of Taunton Trafficking in Cocaine, 100 grams or More (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $25,000 Christopher McLaughlin, 43, of Taunton Trafficking in Cocaine, 18 grams or More (1 count) Trafficking in Fentanyl, 18 grams or More (1 count) Held without Bail Shawn Roias, 35, of Taunton Trafficking in Cocaine, 200 grams or More (1 count) Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class D Substance (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device (1 count) Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (1 count) Bail set at $25,000 Courtney Whitmore, 27, of Taunton Trafficking in Cocaine, 200 grams or More (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $10,000 Val Bettencourt, 50, of Taunton Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class B Substance, Subsequent Offense (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $10,000 Brayton Crites, 26, of Taunton Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class A Substance, Subsequent Offense (2 counts) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $20,000 Andrew Williams, 27, of Raynham Trafficking in Cocaine, 18 grams or More (5 counts) Trafficking in Cocaine, 36 grams or More (2 counts) Distribution of a Class B Substance (3 counts) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $25,000 Sabrina Cohen, 27, of Taunton Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class B Substance (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $1,000 Lucas Guimaraes, 29, of Norton Trafficking in Cocaine, 36 grams or More (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $25,000 Brian Szakaly, 27, of Raynham Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class B Substance (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (1 count) Bail set at $15,000 David Brasil, 45, of Falmouth Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class a Class B Substance (1 count) Possession of a Class C Substance (1 count) Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws (1 count) Bail set at $500 Mary Hunt, 59, of Falmouth Possession of a Class B Substance Bail set at Personal Recognizance Lucas Guimaraes will also be arraigned at a later date in Attleboro District Court on the following charges: Trafficking Cocaine, 100 grams or more (1 Count) Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (1 Count) Possession of a Firearm without FID Card (1 Count) Possession of Ammunition without FID Card (1 Count) WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. 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