MetroWest Drug Task Force recovers drugs, seizes $34K in cash in bust
FRAMINGHAM A local man is facing drug trafficking and gun-related charges after a yearlong investigation, authorities said.
The MetroWest Drug Task Force arrested Elijah Jacobs, 31, at 6:25 p.m. Friday. The task force is comprised of detectives from Framingham, Natick and Marlborough.
During the investigation, several arrests occurred, authorities said.
“This work is tedious and time-consuming and definitely not glamorous,” Natick police officials said in a statement. “However, as a result of this hard work, we were able to seize over $34,000 in cash which was proceeds from this drug trade and a significant amount of illegal narcotics which find it’s way into our communities and destroys lives.”
ASHLAND Police say a Framingham man who was among four arrested Wednesday in connection with a pickup stolen from Worcester faces additional charges involving an armed home invasion earlier that day in Ashland.
Daniel Resende, 21, and a teenage boy were armed with shotguns when they forced their way into a Buckley Avenue home early Wednesday morning and violently robbed a couple in their 70s, authorities said.
Police arrested Resende, 21, on Wednesday, and the teen on Thursday, Police Chief Vincent Alfano said Friday. The teen is a juvenile, so his name was not released.
“This was a good multi-jurisdictional investigation,” said Alfano. “We all worked together to make this happen.”