Three held on trafficking charges; Police had been watching apartment.

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Byline: Matthew Bruun

LEOMINSTER - Three people were ordered held on bail yesterday after pleading not guilty to cocaine trafficking and other charges stemming from an investigation that included Leominster and Clinton.

Miguel A. Rivera, 34; Shayna L. Gorham, 20, and Steven O'Reilly, 20, all of 25 Hamilton St., are charged with cocaine trafficking, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate drug laws.

Police Officer Joseph L. Siciliano Jr., a detective in the city's drug unit and a member of the North Worcester County Drug Task Force, wrote that officers had been doing surveillance on an apartment at 25 Hamilton St. The three defendants were seen coming and going from the apartment and traveling to Clinton in a blue Honda that had also been watched by police, he wrote.

Search warrants were obtained for the apartment and the vehicle.

On May 21, police in Clinton stopped the Honda and found the three defendants inside carrying marijuana and cocaine, the officer wrote.

A search of the apartment in...

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