On Monday April 10, 2023, Officers assigned to the Special Operations Division, working in cooperation with the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (V.F.A.S.) responded to an address on the 100 block of Rockland St. to locate an individual wanted on multiple arrest warrants for drug and motor vehicle offenses.

The target, Francisco Cunha, was located in the home and taken into custody by officers without incident. While inside the apartment, Officer Derek Pereira observed a white powdery substance on a nearby table along with other items indicative of drug possession.

Having made these observations, Officer Pereira obtained a warrant to search the apartment. The following items were located during the subsequent search; 387 grams of Fentanyl, 2 grams of black tar heroin, 7 grams of crack cocaine, 5 grams of cocaine, 2.2 grams of suboxone, 61 gabapentin tablets, 5 Xanax, 15 partial Xanax, 9.3 grams of methamphetamine, 160 rounds of .22 ammunition, 65 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 50 rounds of .40 ammunition, $1,172 in US Currency.

Francisco Cunha, 31, of Fall River is charged with trafficking more than 200 grams of a class A drug, possession to distribute methamphetamine, possession to distribute a class B drug (subsequent offense), possession of ammunition without an FID card, and possession to distribute a class E drug. Cunha is also being charged as an armed career criminal.