Cocaine Bust Thanks to Barnstable Sheriff's K-9

FALMOUTH, MA — Falmouth police on Tuesday charged a Dennis man with cocaine trafficking.

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Myrton Powell, 41, was arrested and held on $5,000 bail.

Police said officers pulled over Powell’s vehicle on the East Falmouth Highway. The Barnstable County Sheriff’s K-9 unit detected narcotics, police said.

A search of the vehicle turned up 22 grams of cocaine wrapped in 44 individual bags and a small amount of marijuana, police said.

Powell was charged with cocaine trafficking, marijuana possession, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and a drug violation in a school zone.

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