Authorities arrest five, seize two kilos of fentanyl in western Mass. narcotics ring MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE Modified: 12/10/2020 1:52:54 PM Authorities arrested five men during the past week, including a Belchertown resident, and seized more than two kilograms of fentanyl as part of a lengthy investigation into a drug-trafficking organization, according to the Massachusetts State Police. The arrests also led to the seizure of two kilograms of cocaine, 11 firearms, and approximately $12,000 in cash. “This long-running, multi-agency investigation has dismantled a prominent drug trafficking organization here in the western Massachusetts region,” Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni said in a statement. “The large amount of narcotics seized, specifically the fentanyl, and the dismantling of this organization, unquestionably has saved many lives. The agencies and officers involved should be commended for operating a very successful and intricate investigation that targeted the trafficking of fentanyl, an extraordinarily potent drug that has killed thousands across Massachusetts just over the past few years.”