Springfield man charged with trafficking cocaine

Posted: Jan 26, 2021 / 01:51 PM EST / Updated: Jan 26, 2021 / 01:51 PM EST

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield man was arrested Tuesday morning after police responded to a report of a man sleeping in a running car.

According to Springfield Police Department spokesman Ryan Walsh, officers were called to the 0-100 block of Ames Street for a report of a man sleeping in a running car with a gun on the passenger seat at around 7:35 a.m. Officers saw the firearm in plain sight on arrested the driver, identified as 47-year-old Wilfredo Santa.

Officers found and seized a loaded firearm approximately 15 grams of powder cocaine, 14 grams of crack-cocaine, four bags of heroin and more than $3,500 in cash.

Wilfredo Santa is charged with the following:

• Carrying a firearm without a license
• Carrying a loaded firearm without a license
• Possession of a large capacity firearm during the commission of a felony
• Violation firearm with 3 prior violent/drug crimes
• Cocaine trafficking 18-36 grams
• Possession with the intent to distribute a Class B drug – subsequent offense