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Dominican National Tied to Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Hub Faces ICE Detainer in Maine

Edward TomicBy Edward TomicMay 5, 2025Updated:May 5, 20255 Comments2 Mins Read2K Views
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A Dominican national who in 2022 was one of a dozen people charged in a major drug trafficking bust in Massachusetts is now being held on an immigration detainer at a Maine jail.

Booking records at the Cumberland County Jail show that Freddy Antonio Baez-Nova, 43, described as a resident of Lawrence, Mass., was taken into federal custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, May 1.

[RELATED: Bay State Hotel Flop House Becomes Hub for Illegal Alien Rape and Domestic Violence on Maura Healey’s Watch…]

Despite his residence being listed at Lawrence, Mass., in jail records, the ICE inmate locator tool indicates that Baez-Nova is a foreign national from the Dominican Republic.

Baez-Nova’s judicial status at the jail indicates that he has an immigration detainer lodged against him,  which are used by ICE against suspected illegal aliens who have been arrested on criminal charges and who the agency has probable cause to believe are deportable from the U.S.

In April 2022, Baez-Nova was one of 12 people arrested and arraigned as part of a joint state, local and federal takedown of a drug trafficking hub operating out of Lawrence.

[RELATED: Dominican Illegal Alien Busted with Crack Cocaine in Waterboro Now in ICE Custody…]

Authorities executed a search warrant at a stash house connected to the operation in Lawrence and seized approximately 4 ½ kilograms in suspected fentanyl, five handguns, one rifle, seven large-capacity magazines and ammunition.

At the time, Baez-Nova was charged with trafficking over 200 grams of fentanyl, six counts of possession of a firearm during a felony, six count of possession of a firearm without an FID card, six counts of improper storage of a firearm, one count of possession of ammunition without an FID card and possession of a large capacity feeding device.

In a press release announcing the dozen arrests and raid on the drug trafficking house, then-Massachusetts Attorney General — and current Governor — Maura Healey also described Baez-Nova as “of Lawrence.”

[RELATED: Mass Gov Maura Healey Declares State of Emergency Over Migrant Surge, Tells Migrants to Keep Coming…]

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Edward Tomic

Edward Tomic is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Southern Maine. He grew up near Boston, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Boston University. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Louis Louis
Louis Louis
10 months ago

So what did the judge do in 2022 , fine him a hundred dollars and send him back out with a slap on the wrist ?
Get this creep out of Maine . We don’t need his ass hanging out here .
What do you suppose he’s been doing the past three years ? Being a good boy ?
When is enough enough ?

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Sandy
Sandy
10 months ago

When Democrates are in charge it is a mess.

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Jim Bob
Jim Bob
10 months ago

If he had been held in Mass they would probably not have been able to get him.

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Chris Cloutier
Chris Cloutier
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Just another poor illegal alien trying to better his life.

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