LAWRENCE, Mass.- A Lawrence resident was arrested Thursday after law enforcement seized approximately 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and about $42,000 in U.S. currency during a narcotics investigation, according to Massachusetts State Police.
Miguel Soto-Castillo was arrested September 17 and charged with possession of more than 100 grams of fentanyl, state police said.
The investigation began in August and involved troopers and task force officers assigned to the Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team (CINRET)-North, with assistance from the Lawrence Police Department.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Soto-Castillo’s Lawrence residence. The search resulted in the seizure of approximately 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, approximately $42,000 in U.S. currency and multiple items commonly associated with the processing and packaging of narcotics.
Soto-Castillo was transported to the Massachusetts State Police Andover Barracks, where he was booked on narcotics-related charges and held pending arraignment in Lawrence District Court.
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