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WPD Vice Detectives Assist DEA In Arrest of Male with Possession on Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/23/2026 11:09 am

On October 21, 2026, Worcester Police Vice Detectives assisted the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with the execution of a federal search warrant at 115 Clover St in Worcester after an investigation into the illegal sale of fentanyl from this address.  
At approximately 5:40 p.m., Vice Detectives and DEA agents approached the target apartment.  After knocking and announcing and receiving no response, Vice Detectives made forced entry into the apartment.  Once inside, Detectives located a male identified as twenty-eight-year-old Junior Tejada Hernandez in a bedroom. A subsequent search of the apartment revealed approximately 3 kilos of fentanyl packaged for sale along with drug packaging and processing materials.  
Tejada was taken into federal custody directly from the scene on various federal drug charges.