Law enforcement officials in Fall River, Massachusetts, arrested a 20-year-old local resident following the execution of a search warrant on East Main Street, according to an update shared by the City of Fall River Police Department
On Monday, October 26, detectives from the department’s Vice and Intelligence Unit (C.A.S.T.)—with assistance from the Emergency Services Unit—searched a residence at 201 East Main Street targeting 20-year-old Aysin Thompson.
During the search, detectives recovered a significant amount of illegal drugs and weaponry, including:
- A fully loaded Glock 17 Gen 4 9mm handgun with a 19-round magazine and a round in the chamber
- A loaded Rock Island Armory Model 200 .38 Special revolver
- 15 additional rounds of 9mm ammunition
- Approximately 35 grams of suspected fentanyl
- $110 in cash
Thompson was taken into custody and booked at the Fall River Police Department on multiple serious charges, which include trafficking fentanyl (18+ grams), possession and improper storage of a large-capacity firearm, multiple counts of possessing a firearm and ammunition without an FID card, and possession of a large-capacity firearm during a felony.
Authorities emphasized that the operation successfully removed a trafficking-level quantity of dangerous narcotics and illegal firearms from the community.
Police urge anyone with information regarding illegal activity to contact the FRPD Tip Line at 508-672-TIPS (8477). As in all cases, all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
