Five arrested in Taunton drug raid - Taunton Daily Gazette

Four men were arrested on heroin trafficking charges this week after Taunton police executed a search warrant at a Cohannet Street apartment.

Police said they confiscated 31.2 grams of heroin and $2,642 in cash Wednesday night from a second-floor apartment at 418 Cohannet St.

A woman was also arrested after police say she stopped by in an attempt to buy heroin after calling a cell phone inside the apartment.

All four men were charged with trafficking heroin and conspiracy to violate the state's Controlled Substances Act.

Police said two of the men apparently had been living together at the apartment. They were identified as Luis O. Reyes, 42, and 30-year-old Edguardo Navarro-Carrasquillo.

The other two were identified as Benjamin Adam Roman, 28, 187 School St., and 18-year-old William M. Sanjurjo-Carrasquillo.

During arraignment in Taunton District Court, Reyes's bail was set at $25,000, Navarro-Carrasquillo's at $20,000, Roman's at $15,000 and Sanjuro-Carrasquillo's at $1,000.

Penny Medeiros, 48, of 1313 Somerset Ave., was charged with conspiracy to violate the Controlled Substances Act and attempting to commit a crime. She was released on personal recognizance.

Police said they used a battering ram to break through a rear door at around 8:30 p.m.

They said when they entered the apartment they encountered an initially incompliant Roman and Reyes — the latter of whom allegedly was in the process of trying to flush a baggie of dope down the toilet.

Cops say Reyes was caught with 15.7 grams of heroin and $1,373 in cash.
They also say they saw Navarro-Carrasquillo toss a baggie out a window. That retrieved item contained 15.5 grams of heroin, cops said.

Police said they also confiscated $1,189 in cash and a Walmart MoneyCard prepaid credit card from Navarro-Carrasquillo.

Sanjuro-Carrasquillo allegedly was carrying a fresh box of 180 Glad baggies. Police said they found an empty 180-baggie Glad brand box on the kitchen counter.

The elder Carrasquillo allegedly told cops his brother William had just moved to Taunton from his native Puerto Rico.

Besides the cash and drugs, police said they confiscated three cell phones and a digital scale.

Four detectives from the street crimes unit conducted the drug bust with the assistance of a patrolman and sergeant.