Crime & Safety
Tewksbury Couple Arrested With Kilo Of Cocaine: Andover Police
The man and woman are spending Thanksgiving held on a combined $650,000 bail.

ANDOVER, MA — A Tewksbury couple were arrested Wednesday evening after a traffic stop revealed about a kilogram of cocaine, Andover Police said.
Felipe Fernandes, 34, and Lidiane Brasileiro Fernandes, 24, were pulled over in Andover around 4 p.m. after police noticed what looked like drug activity while on surveillance on River Road. Police said the stop turned up approximately a kilogram of cocaine.
The man and woman were each charged with once count of trafficking in more than 200 grams of a Class B substance. Felipe Fernandes is being held on $500,000 bail and Lidiane Brasileiro Fernandes is being held on $150,000 bail.
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They will be arraigned Friday at Lawrence District Court.
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