WORCESTER – A search warrant led to the arrest of a 45-year-old Worcester man on Friday, June 17, on several drug and gun charges.
Worcester Police Vice Squad officers were conducting surveillance on a King Street residence they had a warrant to search at around 9 AM, when the resident, Jose Correa, 45, of Worcester, left the residence. When officers approached to detain him, Correa allegedly fled on food.
According to the Worcester Police Department, Correa ran through the properties on King Street and dropped backs of what officers believed to be cocaine and fentanyl. Officers apprehended Correa at King Street and Queen Street.
Officers executed the warrant and say that inside the residence they discovered a loaded handgun, magazines, numerous rounds of ammunition, and cocaine.
Correa faces charges of:
- Trafficking in Cocaine 100-199 Grams;
- Possession of a Class A Substance (Fentanyl;
- Subsequent Offense);
- Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute (Subsequent Offense);
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony;
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm without an FID Card;
- Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device;
- Resisting Arrest;
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm; and
- Firearm Violation with Two Prior Violent Crimes or Drug Offenses.
