WORCESTER, MASS. — A high-risk surveillance operation by Worcester police detectives unraveled a major illegal gun and drug trafficking operation, landing two suspects in custody and pulling large quantities of narcotics and a defaced firearm off the street.
On February 5, 2026, vice detectives working alongside the Gang and Crime Gun Intelligence Unit were watching a residence on Fairfax Road, where investigators knew 33-year-old Timothy Campbell was staying. Police were already actively looking for Campbell, who had multiple outstanding arrest warrants tied to drug offenses and assault with a dangerous weapon.
At around 5 p.m., detectives watched Campbell leave the apartment with a woman later identified as 34-year-old Mary Swenson. Officers moved in immediately, arresting Campbell on his outstanding warrants. Suspected crack cocaine was found on him during the arrest, and additional rocks of suspected crack cocaine were recovered from Swenson…