Operation Lights Out brings New Hampshire into a wider regional drug story, even though the main searches happened across Massachusetts. The case has the feel of something built over time, with local police, state investigators, and federal partners moving only after months of work.
What makes this interesting is the reach. A drug case that pulls in several cities and outside support usually says more than one neighborhood is affected, and that matters when fentanyl and weapons are part of the larger concern.
How Operation Lights Out Began
Operation Lights Out began in October 2025, when the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office’s State Police Detective Unit opened a narcotics investigation. Investigators were looking at a suspected drug trafficking organization tied to fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Essex and Suffolk counties.
The case was not built from one quick lead. Authorities said investigators obtained more than 100 investigatory warrants, a sign they were mapping the group’s hierarchy, phones, vehicles, operating methods, and possible sources of narcotics before moving in across the region.
That slow work matters in a regional case because drug networks often depend on routines, drivers, storage spots, and steady communication. By tracking those pieces first, investigators could target the organization itself, not only a few street-level transactions.
What Police Seized During the Takedown
On June 24, 2026, about 120 troopers and officers carried out the coordinated takedown. Search warrants were executed at seven homes, two public storage lockers, one business, and six vehicles in Haverhill, Methuen, Boston, and Lawrence, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
The searches produced about 3,800 grams of fentanyl, 385 grams of methamphetamine, and 200 grams of cocaine. Police also seized four firearms with large-capacity magazines, 100 rounds of ammunition, and $100,000 in U.S. currency, showing both drug and weapons concerns.
Investigators also seized seven cell phones for forensic searches, which can be important in a trafficking case. Phones may show contacts, delivery plans, payment messages, or supply links, the kind of evidence that helps prosecutors explain how an alleged network actually worked.
Who Was Arrested and Where the Case Reaches
Seven defendants were arrested and arraigned across Lawrence District Court, Haverhill District Court, and Roxbury District Court. The list included Natalie Zorrilla, Soraya Agramonte, Andry Soto Santana, Victor Echavarria, Yessica Guerrero de la Rosa, Jesus Vidal, and Manuel Pena as defendants.
The charges varied by person, but the heaviest allegations centered on fentanyl trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking, cocaine offenses, large-capacity firearms, and conspiracy. Bail amounts ranged from $20,000 for Vidal to $250,000 for Agramonte, showing how differently courts weighed each case.
The takedown stretched beyond one police department. DEA, several Massachusetts State Police units, and police from Boston, Lawrence, Methuen, Haverhill, and Manchester, New Hampshire, assisted, which gives the case its wider regional reach without overstating New Hampshire’s role.
Endnote
Debate around Operation Lights Out will likely center on enforcement versus what happens after a major takedown. Fentanyl sharpens that debate because the DEA says it is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, and synthetic opioids were involved in 74,702 overdose deaths in 2023.
The next chapters belong in court, where all charges remain allegations unless proven. Deputy Chief A.J. Camelio and Assistant Attorney General Kim Gillespie are prosecuting the case, with help from Intelligence Analyst Katrina Dubee, as forensic searches and filings move forward.