Worcester Woman Faces Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Trafficking Charges

WORCESTER, MA — A Worcester woman is facing charges after police said they witnessed two drug transactions on Oread Street.

Jodi Barria, 52, was accused of selling drugs before officers recovered 52 individually packaged bags of fentanyl and 28 individually packaged bags of crack cocaine, according to the Worcester Police Department.

Members of the department’s Neighborhood Response Team responded to Oread Street around 7:49 p.m. on Monday for a report of a drug violation. Officers said they observed Barria participate in two illegal drug transactions.

Police approached Barria and the two people accused of buying drugs from her. All three were arrested.

Barria later told an officer that she had narcotics in her bra, police said. Officers reported finding the packaged fentanyl and crack cocaine during a more thorough search at the police station.

Barria was charged with distribution of a Class B substance, trafficking more than 10 grams of fentanyl and trafficking between 18 and 36 grams of a Class B substance.

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