NORTHBOROUGH — On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at approximately 8:53 p.m., Northborough Police Officer Joshua Ferreira was patrolling the parking lot of the Northborough Inn at 380 Southwest Cutoff when he observed a white Ford Flex with Massachusetts plates parked in a parking space.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Joshua Ferreira for the incident and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
“I observed a male sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle,” Officer Ferreira said. “Through an investigation, I believed the male was Juan E Luciano. A CJIS [the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services database] query revealed Mr. Luciano had an active warrant out of Worcester District Court.”
According to police, Juan E. Luciano, 59, is a resident of Worcester, MA.
“Officer [Jake] Tondel and I approached the vehicle and confirmed the male was Mr. Luciano. He was placed under arrest,” Officer Ferreira said. “I conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle due to a crack pipe being observed in plain view in the cup holder.”
During the search, Officer Ferreira said he located a small aluminum “Squishmallows” tin. Inside the tin, he said he found two large glassine corner-cut baggies.
Inside one of the bags, Officer Ferreira said he observed numerous large chunks of a white rocklike substance, which he believed was crack cocaine based on his training and experience. He said the second bag contained a large amount of pink and purple powder, which he believed was fentanyl.
“Mr. Luciano admitted the substances were his. I also located a small black portable scale,” Officer Ferreira said. “During booking, approximately $259 in cash was located on Mr. Luciano’s person.”
Officer Ferreira said the suspected crack cocaine weighed approximately 19 grams and the suspected fentanyl weighed approximately seven grans.
“Mr. Luciano was found guilty for possession with intent to distribute a Class A drug and possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug on January 9, 2026 out of Worcester District Court,” Officer Ferreira said. Adding, “Based on the amount of narcotics, the portable scale, the cash located, as well as Mr. Luciano having previously been found guilty for possession with intent to distribute narcotics, I believed he possessed both the fentanyl and crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it.”
Juan Luciano, 59, of Worcester, was charged with the following:
- Cocaine, Trafficking in 18 Grams or More, Less than 36 Grams
- Possess to Distribute Class A Drug, Subsequent Offense
- Possess to Distribute Class B Drug, Subsequent Offense
“Mr. Luciano has 58 entries on his adult BOP [Board of Probation record],” Officer Ferreira said.
Luciano was arraigned in Westborough District Court on May 27, 2026. Following his arraignment, he was held on $25,000 cash bail.
Luciano’s next court date is a pretrial conference hearing on June 26, 2026.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in May, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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