Crime & Safety
Barnstable LSD Dealer With 900 Doses Arrested, Police Say (ICYMI)
Mathew Butchard, of Sandwich, was arrested by Barnstable police on a host of drug charges during an undercover investigation.
BARNSTABLE, MA — Barnstable police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Sandwich man accused of dealing LSD, mushrooms and marijuana. Mathew Butchard, 22, was charged with three counts of drug possession with intent to distribute and released on $100 bail.
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Police said they launched an investigation in March that revealed Butchard was dealing drugs, including "diverted" Xanax pills. Police said they used undercover agents to buy drugs off Butchard. On Monday, officers stopped his vehicle and said they found 100 doses of LSD inside. A search warrant was executed at his Sandwich residence and officers found 800 more LSD doses, 10 ounces of mushrooms, 60 doses of marijuana dabs, cash, a scale and drug packaging paraphernalia.
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