An unlawful immigrant who operated a now “dismantled” fentanyl mill in Lawrence “faces deportation,” the Drug Enforcement Administration has introduced.
DEA New England posted on social media Thursday that brokers had taken down what they described as a fentanyl mill in Lawrence that contained “12 kilos of powdered fentanyl, 5-thousand fake fentanyl pills (and) 1-thousand fake Adderall pills.”
Brokers additionally seized three handguns, DEA New England added in its publish.
The company didn’t present any additional data, together with the nationality of the operator who it stated is an “illegal individual who now faces deportation.” An investigation into the mill stays ongoing.
Massachusetts State Police assisted the DEA in responding to the fentanyl mill.
The Thursday social media publish comes after brokers with ICE’s Enforcement and Elimination Operations Boston arrested an unlawful Dominican nationwide Santo Baez Baez final Friday for allegedly working a drug ring out of his house in Lawrence.
An undercover DEA agent helped break up the suspect’s fentanyl-and-cocaine ring, in keeping with a federal affidavit. Medication, a .357 Magnum, $7,885 in money, and cell telephones had been confiscated throughout his arrest.
It’s unclear if the dismantled fentanyl mill that DEA New England highlighted Thursday is linked to Baez Baez, who federal immigration officers stated had beforehand been launched and deported following an arrest on federal drug and firearm prices.
FBI Boston, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Marshals all declared on social media final weekend they’re “proud to cooperate” with immigration brokers in grabbing unlawful immigrant drug traffickers, gun runners, and human traffickers.
FBI Boston has continued to indicate solidarity this week with its regulation enforcement companions supporting ERO Boston and the Division of Homeland Safety’s immigration enforcement operations.
The efforts throughout Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island are “part of our ongoing response to a declared national emergency,” FBI Boston posted on social media Wednesday.
