HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Police in Holyoke have seized a trafficking amount of cocaine.

Luis Alvarado, 33, was arrested around 6 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment on 559 South Canal Street. Several law enforcement agencies had been monitoring the residence for several months over the suspicion of dealing cocaine there.

A woman and three children were inside the apartment at the time and later released.

Officers seized over 50 grams of cocaine, 62 suboxone films, and $278 in cash.

Alvarado now faces a number of drug-related charges.

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