Crime & Safety

Man, Woman Face Drug, Gun Charges In Worcester: Police

Police arrested two people after finding a loaded handgun and drugs during a search of a Worcester apartment.

WORCESTER, MA — A man and a woman are facing drug and gun charges, according to Worcester police.

Worcester Police Vice Squad officers had a search warrant for a Main Street address. At about 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, officers entered the apartment

They found a loaded handgun and what appeared to be crack cocaine packaged for distribution.

Debric Sweeney, 54, and Shara Latham, 41, of Oxford, were charged with trafficking in a class B substance, possession of a firearm without an firearm ID card, improper storage of a firearm, use of a firearm in a felony, and possession of ammunition without a firearm ID card.