Springfield Police Arrest Suspected Stalker with Trafficking Weight of Heroin, Cocaine and Firearm Accessories
Springfield, Mass. — On Wednesday August 9th at approximately 6:35 p.m. members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) seized a trafficking amount of heroin, cocaine, a firearm magazine, firearm silencer and arrested 29-year-old John-Paul Vargas on the 100 block of Seymour Street in connection with a firearm-armed assault to rob and stalking incidents.
For the past several months, members of the Springfield Police Detective Bureau and Firearms Investigation Unit have been investigating a suspect involved in multiple stalking incidents involving the same victim in Indian Orchard.
On Wednesday night while conducting an unrelated investigation, FIU Detectives observed the suspect’s car from the above incidents and were able to identify the driver as the suspect. Detectives then conducted a traffic stop on Seymour Street and placed Vargas under arrest.
Inside the car Detectives recovered more than 11 grams of cocaine, a firearm magazine, firearm silencer, more than $1600 in cash, more than 330 bags of heroin and more than 11 grams of black tar heroin.
At the time of this arrest Vargas was out on bail from Eastern Hampshire District Court for heroin and cocaine distribution charges as well as open and gross lewdness. Vargas has a previous conviction in Springfield District Court for open and gross lewdness.
29-year-old John-Paul Vargas of Southbridge, Mass. is charged with:
- Firearm-Armed Assault to Rob
- Heroin Trafficking
- Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class B Drug
- Possession of a Firearm Silencer
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Stalking