Illegal Migrant Accused Of Stashing AR-15, $750,000 In Drugs At Taxpayer-Funded Hotel

Massachusetts authorities arrested an illegal migrant who was allegedly caught in his taxpayer-funded shelter with an AR-15 rifle and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of illicit drugs.

Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, a 28-year-old Dominican national living unlawfully in the United States, has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine and heroin trafficking, a spokesperson for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. The charges mark the latest high-profile arrest of an illegal migrant living in one of Massachusetts’ state-funded shelters for migrants and other homeless families.

Andujar was arrested on Dec. 27 after a search warrant was served at the Quality Inn in Revere, Massachusetts, one of many hotels that are used as emergency shelters across the state. Authorities seized an AR-15 rifle, ammunition and around five kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine. The seized drugs have an estimated street value of around $750,000, according to Boston 25.

🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed Friday that the Dominican national illegally entered the U.S. prior to his criminal arrest.

“Mr. Andujar has been accused of serious crimes, and ERO Boston takes its public safety mission very seriously — which is why we’ve lodged an Immigration