Man Arraigned in Connection with Selling Drugs out of Framingham Auto Body Shop

FRAMINGHAM – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that Wilber Soto Rivera, 39, of Clinton, has been arraigned in Framingham District Court on charges of trafficking in cocaine, over 200 grams, trafficking in fentanyl, over 36 grams, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, improper storage of a firearm and leaving ammunition unattended.  Today the defendant was held without bail following a dangerousness hearing.  

On March 31, 2025,  the Massachusetts State Police, with assistance from the MetroWest Drug Task Force, executed search warrants at an autobody shop in Framingham and a residence in Clinton.  Police seized approximately 2,355 grams of cocaine, 60 grams of crack cocaine, 85 grams of fentanyl, a mechanical press alleged to be used in packaging fentanyl into “fingers,” the units by which it is often sold or distributed, a firearm  and ammunition from the business in Framingham.  Approximately 4,500 additional grams of powder substances were seized which are pending analysis to determine what they contain.  Over $160,000 in cash was seized from a residence alleged to belong to Soto Rivera, along with two vehicles. One of those vehicles was a McLaren MP412C, a luxury car that can retail up to $230,000 new.

“In this case investigators seized, among other things, a large quantity of dangerous narcotics, a press for packaging, a substantial amount of cash, a gun and a luxury car.  These are alleged to all be the product and proceeds of a drug operation. It is alleged that the defendant was using the shop as a cover for the drug business.  The success of that “business” is reflected in the amount of cash and the McLaren.  We are committed to working collaboratively to disrupt these enterprises which put deadly substances on the street and, because of the efforts  to protect the proceeds with firearms, put the community at risk “ said District Attorney Ryan. 

This case was investigated by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, the Framingham Police Department, the Clinton Police Department, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, and the MetroWest Drug Task Force which consists of officers from the Framingham, Natick, Marlborough and Ashland Police departments. The prosecutor assigned to this case is Andrew Ineson.