Crime & Safety

29 Grams Of Cocaine Seized In Barnstable Traffic Stop: MSP

A Hyannis man now faces a drug trafficking charge.

BARNSTABLE, MA – A Hyannis man has been charged with drug trafficking after getting pulled over on Rt. 6 in Barnstable Wednesday morning. Troopers stopped a gray Ford Fusion around 12:45 a.m. and found 29 grams of cocaine, state police said.

The driver, 36-year-old Joel Williamson, was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, speeding and a marked lanes violation.

He was held on $10,000 bail ahead of his arraignment in Barnstable District Court.

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