Authorities have said Leonardo Andujar Sanchez entered the U.S. unlawfully and never applied for the state shelter system. The post Dominican man arrested at Revere shelter now facing federal drug, gun charges appeared first on Boston.

We cannot let individuals who prey on vulnerable people and who seek to do harm access our country through systems meant to help those fleeing the same violence in their home lands,” Mayor Patrick Keefe said in a statement Tuesday.

The feds have lodged charges against the illegal immigrant arrested at a Revere hotel that is part of Massachusetts’ emergency assistance shelter program. Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, 28, already faced state charges on firearms — he allegedly had an AR-15 and high-capacity feeding devices and by virtue of his immigration status was not allowed to have any weaponry — as well as possession of nearly 5 kilograms,

A Dominican national living at a state-run emergency family shelter in Revere has been charged in federal court in Boston for allegedly possessing an assault rifle and five kilograms of suspected fentanyl,

A man arrested in a drug bust at a state migrant shelter in Revere is now facing federal charges.Leonardo Andujar Sanchez,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

He's accused of possessing an assault rifle and $1 million worth of fentanyl, which were found during a search.