Police seize fentanyl, cocaine, MDMA, Gabapentin, Clonidine, Hydroxyzine, and other drugs in Leominster apartment raid

LEOMINSTER — On Monday, January 27, 2025, the Leominster District Court issued a search warrant allowing Leominster police to search Luis Rodriguez and his apartment at 51 Pearl Street for fentanyl and items linked to its distribution.

(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Statement of Facts of Detective Jonathan Monahan and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)

“The search warrant was based on probable cause developed during the investigation into the sale of fentanyl by Rodriguez,” Det. Monahan said. “Throughout this investigation, Rodriguez sold Fentanyl to a confidential source on three separate occasions from 51 Pearl Street #8, Leominster, MA.”

According to police, Luis A. Rodriguez, 34, is a resident of 51 Pearl Street, Apt. 8, Leominster, MA. Court documents indicate that at other times, Rodriguez has been homeless in Leominster.

“On January 29, 2025, at approximately 6:00 a.m., members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Federal Drug Task Force, North Worcester County Drug Task Force (NWCDTF), Lunenburg Police Department (LPD) K9 officer, Gardner Police Department (GPD) K9 officer and Massachusetts State Police executed the search warrant,” Det. Monahan said.

During the search, officers located and seized the following:

• 37 grams (gross weight) of a beige, chunky, and powdery substance, believed to be heroin-fentanyl in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• 20 grams (gross weight) of a white, chunky, and powdery substance, believed to be cocaine in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• 22 grams (gross weight) of blue capsule pills filled with a white powder, believed to be MDMA (ecstasy) in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• Two white pills, believed to be Gabapentin, in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• Six light green pills, with no markings, packaged in a glass container, believed to be a Class E substance in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• One orange pill, believed to be Adderall, in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• Four dark green pills, believed to be Hydroxyzine, in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• One white pill, believed to be Clonidine, in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• One orange pill, believed to be Clonazepam, in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• One purple pill marked “L,” believed to be a Class E substance, in Rodriguez’s bedroom
• Two scales in Rodriguez’s bedroom:
  • “Through training and experience, I have learned that drug dealers will possess a scale to weigh the drugs before packaging for distribution,” Det. Monahan said.
• One box of sandwich bags in Rodriguez’s bedroom:
  • “Individuals involved in the distribution of drugs utilize plastic baggies as a means of packaging the drugs,” Det. Monahan said. “Furthermore, it has been my experience that boxes of baggies are rarely kept in non-traditional locations in the residence such as bedrooms, living areas and bathrooms.”

“Based on my training and experience, having this amount of narcotics in one’s possession along with the scales and sandwich bags is consistent with the intent to distribute,” Det. Monahan concluded.

Rodriguez was subsequently placed under arrest, transported to the Leominster Police Department, and charged with:

1. Trafficking in 36 Grams or More, less than 100 Grams (Fentanyl)
2. Trafficking in 18 Grams or More, less than 36 Grams (Cocaine)
3. Possess to distribute Class-B (MDMA)
4. Possess Class B Drug (Adderall)
5. Possess to Distribute Class A Drug (Fentanyl)
6. Possess to Distribute Class B Drug (Cocaine)
7. Possess Class E Drug (Four Counts)

Rodriguez was arraigned in Leominster District Court on Jan. 29, 2025.

Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story was from January, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to get the court documents for the incident. FOIAs are time consuming.

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