FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Officers are searching for a Fall River man accused of trafficking heroin and cocaine who didn’t show up for the start of his court trial earlier this week, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn.

An arrest warrant has been issued for 56-year-old Willie Young, who Quinn said was supposed to appear in Fall River Superior Court on Monday.

Quinn said Young was arrested back in February 2020 after officers searched his McClure Place apartment and found the drugs.

Young had been free on personal recognizance while awaiting trial and is known to have ties to New York, Quinn added.

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