RUTLAND — A Springfield, Massachusetts man was arrested June 1 on drug charges following an investigation by the Vermont Drug Task Force.
Justin Zayas-Sanchez, 25, was initially arrested by the Rutland City Police Department after police learned he had an extraditable arrest warrant out of North Carolina for statutory rape of a child.
Zayas-Sanchez also faces charges of eluding police and assault on a protected professional.
After learning of his arrest, the Vermont Drug Task Force cited Zayas-Sanchez on one count of sale of cocaine.
The charge stemmed from an earlier drug investigation into Zayas-Sanchez’s distribution of cocaine.
At the time of the drug investigation and his subsequent arrest, Zayas-Sanchez was on federal supervised release after being convicted in July 2022 in U.S. District Court for fentanyl trafficking.
Zayas-Sanchez is due to appear for arraignment July 7 in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Rutland.
Zayas-Sanchez is being prosecuted by the Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office.
