NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - A man was sentenced to 6 to 7 years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges related to an incident in August 2023 in Northampton. The man drove with a loaded Glock-19 firearm, packets of cocaine, and 330 bags of fentanyl. Claudio Echevarria-Perez, 28, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition with prior violent crime convictions, unlawful possession of a large capacity magazine, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. As part of the plea agreement, several other felony charges were dropped. Local News Headlines Crews put out two-alarm barn fire in Pittsfield Man sentenced for drugs and firearm charges in Northampton State approves new law to help address opioid crisis Springfield Dept. of Elder Affairs hosts holiday brunch WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.