Fall River man avoids prison time after Fall River, Dartmouth, Newport, Bristol County, MSP authorities seize over 5.5 kilos of cocaine, guns, $28,000 cash

A Fall River man pled guilty Friday in Fall River Superior Court after an investigation led by the Massachusetts State Police Narcotics Unit assigned to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III’s office resulted in the seizure of more than five-and-a-half kilos of cocaine, two illegal guns and more than $28,000 in cash.

In late January of 2023, Troopers with the Bristol Narcotics Unit, along with members of Dartmouth Police, the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit, Fall River Police, Newport, RI Police and the DEA executed three search warrants on Oxford Street, and High Street in Fall River.

During the execution of the search warrants, police arrested 60-year-old Daniel Ferrer and 73-year-old Santos Amezquita. Investigators also seized approximately 5,635 grams of suspected cocaine, a .380 Walter PPK pistol, a 9mm Luger Pistol, multiple boxes of ammunition and more than $28,090 in cash.

Ferrer and Amezquita were charged with Trafficking in Cocaine, Possession of an Illegal Firearm in Commission of a Felony, Improper Storage of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Conspiracy.

Court records show that on Friday, Amezquita pled guilty to Possession to Distribute a Class B Drug with the firearm charges dropped. He was sentenced to 2 years probation.

Ferrer’s case is still going through the judicial system.