Holyoke police scored two drug busts on Tuesday
HOLYOKE — Holyoke police said it confiscated more than 130 vials of cocaine, dozens of bags of heroin mixed with fentanyl and ammunition in two incidents in the city Tuesday.
Around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a report of drug activity near 446 Maple St., where they found a man matching the suspect's description near a dumpster, Holyoke police wrote on social media .
Police arrested the man, identified as Anthony Broden, 41, of West Springfield, on an outstanding warrant.
Officers seized about 40 bags of suspected heroin mixed with fentanyl, two vials of suspected cocaine and $451 in cash, police said.
Broden is charged with possession and possession with the intent to distribute a Class A drug and Class B drug and a default warrant out of Holyoke District Court.
A tip about drug activity — and a separate call about a woman with a gun — led Holyoke police to seize drugs, cash, and ammo in two arrests just hours apart. (Holyoke Police Department photo)Holyoke Police Department Photo
Then around 4:15 p.m., officers responded to 170 Sargeant St. for a report of a woman with a gun, police said in a second statement.
Officers located the woman and saw loose bullets and a firearm magazine at the scene, police said. Police seized approximately 99 vials of suspected crack cocaine.
"A good Samaritan had previously removed what turned out to be a prop gun from the area," the statement said.
Police arrested Autumn Stone, 36, of Holyoke and charged her with possession and possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug, and possession of bullets without a firearm identification card, police said.
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