$240K In Fentanyl Seized In Revere Drug Bust: MSP

REVERE, MA — Investigators seized four kilograms of fentanyl and arrested four people in a drug bust in Revere Tuesday, State Police said. Police arranged to meet the suspects at the Northgate Plaza shopping center on Squire Road in Revere, according to State Police spokesperson David Procopio.

The men transported four kilograms of fentanyl, worth $60,000 each, from another state, police said. Authorities seized the fentanyl and arrested the following suspects:

1. GAKI ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ, 44, Woodland Park, N.J., charged with trafficking in fentanyl and conspiracy to violate drug law
2. SANDY SUAZO, 42, New Britain, Conn., charged with possession of a Class B narcotic with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate drug laws
3. DAVID DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, 46, Fountain Hill, Penn., charged with conspiracy to violate drug laws
4. FRANCISCO F. ALVAREZ, 39, New Britain, Conn., charged with conspiracy to violate drug laws

The men were held pending arraignment in Chelsea District Court.
The arrests were made by Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit for Suffolk County, Troopers from the MSP Division of Homeland Security, Agents from the Boston Field Office of federal Homeland Security Investigations, and Revere Police. The case will be prosecuted by the office of Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins. The accompanying photo shows the four kilos.