Massachussetts Gov. Maura Healey responded to Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, a Dominican Republic native, facing firearm and drug trafficking charges while using the state’s shelter system.
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AbluestategovernorwhopledgedtofightTrumpadministrationdeportationeffortsexpressedoutrageMondayafteramigrantwasallegedlycaughtwithnearly$1millionworthofdrugsandanAR-15rifleatahotelthatisbeingtemporarilyusedasashelter.
“It’soutrageousthatthisindividualtookadvantageofoursheltersystemtoengageincriminalactivity,”MassachusettsDemocraticGov.MauraHealeysaidinastatement.
HealeywasrespondingtonewsofLeonardoAndujarSanchez,anativeoftheDominicanRepublic,facingfirearmanddrugtraffickingchargeswhileusingthestate’ssheltersystem.Thesuspect,28,wasfoundataQualityInninRevere,Massachusetts,whichcurrentlyservesasashelter.
MASSACHUSETTSCLOSESCOMMUNITYCENTERTOPUBLICTOSHELTERMIGRANTS,PROMPTINGBACKLASH
Sanchezwasallegedlycaughtpossessingammunition,large-capacitymagazines,fentanyl,andcocainewith“anestimatedstreetval
