Cape Cod Fentanyl Traffickers Arrested: Police

YARMOUTH, MA — A pair of fentanyl traffickers were arrested in Yarmouth this week and officers seized 21 grams of the deadly opiate in a significant bust, according to police. Nicholas Valeri, 22, and Ivy Wallace, 25, of Yarmouth, were charged with a host of drug crimes. The amount of fentanyl police said they seized equates to hundreds of lethal doses; as little as 3 milligrams of fentanyl can kill an adult, according to authorities.

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Valeria and Wallace were arrested Tuesday at their Ivanhoe Avenue residence during a police raid. The pair are "well-known" to Cape Cod law enforcement, police said. Officers said they found the following items at the residence:

• 21 grams of fentanyl
• Suboxone strips
• Trazodone pills
• Methadone pills
• Gabapentin pills
• Clonidine pills
• Sandwich bags
• Digitial scales
• $3,336 in cash
• A video surveillance system
• Cell phones

The pair were each charged with trafficking fentanyl and six counts of drug possession. Valeria was held on $5,000 bail; Wallace was held on $500, according to police.

Photo: Nicholas Valeri and Ivy Wallace. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)