WORCESTER — Worcester Police Vice Squad officers arrested a man on charges of fentanyl distribution after an investigation led them to a local gas station on Jan. 7.
Around noon, officers conducting surveillance in the vicinity of Park and Pleasant streets noticed a vehicle pull into the Gulf gas station lot, where the driver appeared to be waiting.
Shortly after, another vehicle, a black Honda, parked adjacent to the first.
The male driver of the first vehicle was seen speaking with the occupant of the Honda before getting into the car.
Police approached and identified the Honda’s operator as 27-year-old James Ward, who had three active arrest warrants.
Ward attempted to flee but was apprehended by the officers.
A search of the Honda revealed multiple bags of what is believed to be fentanyl.
Ward faces charges for his outstanding warrants and for Distribution of a Class A Substance, Possession of a Class A Substance with Intent to Distribute, and Resisting Arrest.
