SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – Two people are under arrest after police break up what they call a large regional cocaine operation.
Springfield Police Sgt. John Delaney says that for the last several weeks, officers with the narcotics unit had been conducting an investigation into two people who allegedly were running a “large cocaine distribution center” out of the first floor of a home at 29 Brookline Avenue.
This drug operation, Delaney adds, “would deliver large amounts of cocaine throughout the region for street sale.”
Tuesday night, around 6:15, officers were set execute a search warrant when they saw a man, identified by police as 27-year-old Charlie Santiago, get into a Cadillac when police stopped and arrested him.
Delaney says that officer allegedly found a large amount of cocaine and $775 in cash on Santiago at the time of his arrest.
A raid was then conducted on the Brookline Avenue home, where officers then found 26-year-old Geneva Griffith running “along with several small children,” Delaney notes.
Investigators found 128 grams of cocaine, over $6,000 in cash, two handguns, ammunition, and various items of packaging material and drug paraphernalia during a search of the home. The Cadillac and a Dodge Magnum were also seized.
Delaney says that the one of the guns was reported stolen during a break-in two years ago.
Both Santiago and Griffith are facing several drug and gun charges and are set to be arraigned Wednesday in Springfield District Court.
The children were placed into the custody of a relative and the state’s Department Children and Families was notified of the incident.
Kids!?!? Woah!!! Lol
Damn…they could have got $50 for that gun last week at the buy back.
Scum!! They probably were recieving welfare for the children.
Would like to know if they get out on bail.
Awful for the kids
wow surprised kids were there.? Fuking losers could careless they breed n have no care about children. I say lets report how many of these drug dealing wonderful parents gave state welfare and ebit cards.
Smh… I feel bad for the kids, no child should witness their home being raided.
Guaranteed that this woman is receiving all sorts of aid and will continue to do so. This is another example of why i say NO to tax increases. I’m tired of supporting these thieves and layabouts.
@bryan shimeld You speak the truth! There NEVER a lesson learned.Its a cycle.
Just curious as to why when ever something like this happens people automat-start commenting about welfare???LOL seriously.i feel bad for the kids for being raised by morons that have no respect for there children,a slap in the wrist,maybe some fines but there to much stuff going on in Springfield for a judge to really throw the book at these to idiots,if these children are returnedn its going to be a repeated pattern just nxt time they will be a little more carefull,these kids will grow up to be the next set of losers to community..
If the United States punished people like they used to do in early century Scandivania I bet people would think twice about committing certain crimes. Did any of you see that show Vikings on history channel?