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WPD Officers Arrest Male for Possession of Crack Cocaine with Intent to Distribute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/9/2025 3:33 pm

On October 9, 2025, at approximately 12:32 PM, Worcester Police officers observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Main and Chandler Streets. 

During the investigation, a front seat passenger, twenty-one-year-old Armani Santiago of Worcester, was found to have a number of baggies of crack cocaine and marijuana inside of a large black bag. The method in which the drugs were packaged was consistent with distribution, not personal use. 

Santiago is charged with Possession of Class B Substance with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Class D Substance with Intent to Distribute. The driver and three other passengers were free to leave.