Crime & Safety
Worcester Man Charged With Crack Cocaine Distribution
Officers witnessed a drug transaction on Millbury Street on Thursday afternoon, according to WPD.
WORCESTER, MA — A man in Worcester was charged with distributing crack cocaine this week, according to police.
Duamel Ocasio, 54, was charged after Worcester police officers witnessed a drug transaction on Millbury Street at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to WPD.
Officers approached the buyer, who was summoned for Possession of a Class B Substance, and then located Ocasio, who was driving a vehicle with three passengers, police said.
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There was a rock-like substance suspected to be crack-cocaine behind the gas pedal of the vehicle, according to police.
He was charged with Distribution of a Class B Substance and Possession of a Class B Substance, and the other passengers were free to leave.
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