4 Arrested In 3 Pound Fetanyl, Cocaine Bust: Stoughton Police

STOUGHTON, MA — Police arrested four suspects Wednesday after a reported home break-in led to officers seizing nearly three pounds of fentanyl and cocaine, according to police. Around 10:50 a.m., officers were called to a house on Pearl Street for a report of someone breaking into an apartment through a basement window.

When police arrived, they said they saw a man who fit the caller's description walk out the back door. He was arrested and later identified as Michael Cavanaugh, 22, of Randolph. Police said they learned there was another person inside the apartment and found Katelyn Nadeau, 32, of Holbrook.

While looking for suspects, officers found a large amount of white powder and drug paraphernalia on a table, police said. Police came back in the afternoon with a search warrant and said they found 600 grams of fentanyl, about 700 grams of cocaine, and a handgun with ammunition. Police then arrested the two apartment tenants, Richard Direnzo, 46, and Patricia McCormack, 42. Police said the tenants didn't know the other suspects.

All four suspects will be arraigned in Stoughton District Court Thursday and were charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl, conspiracy to violate drug laws, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of a large capacity feeding device, and improper storage of a firearm.
Cavanaugh and Nadeau were also charged with breaking and entering, and conspiracy.