Credit score: Springfield Police Division
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield man was arrested Thursday morning after police witnessed an alleged drug deal on Spring Road.
In response to Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh, officers have been patrolling the world of Salem Road and Spring Road round 9:55 a.m. after they allegedly noticed a drug deal.
When 29-year-old Jose Sandoval-Baez of Springfield noticed police, he started operating away. Nonetheless, he ran himself right into a nook when he approached a locked fence. Officers arrested him on the 0-100 block of Spring Road.
Officers searched his backpack and seized a firearm fitted with a Glock-switch, which turns the firearm right into a fully-automatic machine gun. The gun was loaded with 28 rounds of ammunition. A trafficking weight of crack-cocaine and 40 baggage of heroin have been additionally seized. An extra eight baggage of heroin and almost $1,100 in money have been discovered on Sandoval-Baez.
Sandoval-Baez has been charged with the next:
- Firearm Violation with Two Prior Violent/Drug Crimes
- Trafficking in Cocaine 18-36 Grams
- Possession of a Loaded Machine Gun
- Possession of a Massive Capability Firearm
- Possession of a Excessive-Capability Journal/Feeding Gadget
- Improper Storage of a Massive Capability Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Quantity
- Possession of a Massive Capability Firearm through the Fee of a Felony
- Conspiracy to Violate Drug Legislation
- Resisting Arrest
- Drug Violation close to Faculty/Park
- Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class A Drug – Subsequent Offense
Sandoval-Baez additionally has two prior convictions for heroin distribution.
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