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WPD Officers Arrest Male for Illegal Drug Transaction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8/26/2025 10:56 am

On August 25, 2025, at approximately 4:30 PM, Worcester Police officers observed an illegal drug transaction on Main Street. 

Officers approached the suspect, later identified as nineteen-year-old Rey Francisco of Worcester, who appeared startled and started to walk away. He was detained while officers conducted their investigation. 

Officers found a plastic bag containing several small baggies where Francisco was seen standing. Those baggies contained fentanyl and crack. Francisco was arrested and charged with Possession of a Class A Substance with Intent to Distribute (fentanyl) and Possession of a Class B Substance with intent to Distribute (crack).