Crime & Safety

Man Arrested In Milford For Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl

A 32-year-old man was arrested along Route 109 recently in a joint Milford police-DEA operation.

MILFORD, MA — Milford police and the Drug Enforcement Agency recently arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of trafficking drugs in the area.

According to police, Milford detectives and members of the DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force arrested Ezequiel Santiago-Lopez recently near Route 109. He is suspected of trafficking heroin and fentanyl. Police seized just over $900 in drugs from him during the arrest.

Santiago-Lopez is facing charges of distribution of class-A drugs, possession of class-A drugs, and driving with a suspended license. He was set to be arraigned on Thursday at District Court in Milford.

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