Worcester Police Department
WPD’s Vice Detectives Arrest Two Males on Drug Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/14/2026 2:05 pm
On October 14, 2026, Vice Detectives conducted surveillance in the area of Pleasant Street and Merrick Street due to complaints of open-air drug dealing. During surveillance, Detectives observed a male identified as thirty-eight-year-old Zachary Bailey engage in a suspected street level drug transaction with a male identified as thirty-seven-year-old Darryl Ekeh.
After the transaction, Bailey was stopped and found to possess multiple bags of crack cocaine and fentanyl. Other Vice Detectives then attempted to stop Ekeh. Upon seeing Vice Detectives approach, Ekeh took off running at a full sprint. Vice Detectives caught up to Ekeh as he was attempting to scale a large fence on Merrick Street. Detectives placed him into custody.
A search of the cross-shoulder bag Ekeh was wearing revealed a large quantity of purple fentanyl (approximately 110 grams) packaged for sale along with a large amount of crack cocaine packaged for sale (18 grams). Ekeh was also found to possess $2,882 currency.
Both individuals were placed under arrest. Ekeh is being charged with Trafficking Class A (fentanyl) 100-199 grams, Trafficking Cocaine 18-36 grams, Distribution of Cocaine, and Distribution of Fentanyl. Bailey is being charged with Possession to Distribute Class A fentanyl and Possession to Distribute cocaine. Bailey also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.