Crime & Safety

Worcester Man Charged For Possession Of Firearms, Cocaine

Detectives executed a search warrant on Monday morning.

 A man in Worcester is facing firearm and drug charges after police executed a search warrant at his apartment on Monday morning.
A man in Worcester is facing firearm and drug charges after police executed a search warrant at his apartment on Monday morning. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

WORCESTER, MA — A man in Worcester is facing firearm and drug charges after police executed a search warrant at his apartment on Monday morning.

Francisco Rivera, 39, was arrested and charged. Worcester Police Vice Squad detectives found about 16 grams of crack cocaine packaged for sale and a loaded high-capacity firearm under the pillow in his bedroom, according to police.

After searching the apartment, detectives also found three females.

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Rivera was charged with possession of Cocaine and Intent to distribute, along with a number of firearms charges.

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