Commonwealth v. Santiago

The motion judge ruled that a search warrant application failed to establish the requisite nexus between the objects sought and the location to be searched in that neither the *516confidential informant nor the police had actually seen any “proceeds, ledgers, and records.” The Commonwealth appeals. We reverse.1

Background. On October 2, 2003, the New Bedford police simultaneously executed three search warrants2 as part of an investigation into the defendant’s large-scale drug operation.3 The search warrants were issued based upon the affidavits of Detective Michael Carrier, a member of the…