An illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic was allegedly caught with $1 million worth of fentanyl and an AR-15 rifle in Massachusetts' emergency housing.

Authorities have said Leonardo Andujar Sanchez entered the U.S. unlawfully and never applied for the state shelter system. The post Dominican man arrested at Revere shelter now facing federal drug, gun charges appeared first on Boston.

An estimated $1 million worth of fentanyl and “a loaded AR-15 with ammo” was recovered from a room at the Quality Inn in Revere.

An undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic who allegedly had 10 pounds of fentanyl and an AR-15 assault rifle at a Revere hotel being used as a temporary shelter for migrants and homeless families is now facing federal charges, prosecutors said.

Massachusetts state senator Ryan Fattman is calling for reforms after Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was busted with firearms and nearly five kilograms of fentanyl in at state-funded shelter.

The Revere city council is demanding accountability from Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's administration after a man from the Dominican Republic was arrested for possession of guns and fentanyl inside an emergency shelter.

A Dominican national living at a state-run emergency family shelter in Revere has been charged in federal court in Boston for allegedly possessing an assault rifle and five kilograms of suspected fentanyl,

Jose Aquino was awaiting the start of significant prison time for an earlier fentanyl conviction when he was caught with cocaine on the Indiana Toll Road last December.

Council President Anthony Cogliandro is now calling on the Revere Police Department to work with hotel management to investigate rooms for suspicious and illegal activity.

He's accused of possessing an assault rifle and $1 million worth of fentanyl, which were found during a search.

The Revere City Council passed a motion Monday seeking to address safety in emergency shelters for migrants and the unhoused population.<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, 28, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl and one ...