Drugs

The "War on Drugs" rolls on. However, fellow Berkshire County residents, you'll be happy to hear that a major battle was just won by the good guys!

The Berkshire DA's Office reports that three people were arrested this past Friday as part of a county-wide drug distribution operation.

Last Thursday, a Western Massachusetts man received a prison sentence for playing a role in a very large-scale heroin trafficking operation.

The Massachusetts State Police are reporting on a bust yesterday, October 12, that netted over 27,000 bags of suspected heroin and fentanyl.

The third time was the charm for Bennington Police officers & Homeland Security Investigations as they executed a search warrant at 546 Main Street Apartment A, the residence of Peter Aleksonis.

Thanks to a major multi-agency drug investigation, approximately $250,000 worth of drugs were taken off our streets.

Bennington Police received a report late Monday afternoon that a 30-year-old Bennington woman had been kidnapped from Bennington and taken against her will to Springfield, Ma.

Do you ever wonder how much drugs are sold as dealers roll up RT7 off of the interstate, how much of that ends up here in the Berkshires?

Members of the Firearms Investigation Unit seized two loaded ghost guns and trafficking weight in fentanyl last Thursday, August 18th.

Police in the City of Springfield, continue to push forward with their efforts to get dangerous firearms off of city streets.