RI Man Flees Cape Cod Traffic Stop, Faces Drug Trafficking Charges

BARNSTABLE, MA — A Rhode Island man faces multiple drug trafficking and firearms charges after fleeing a Cape Cod traffic stop over the weekend.

On Sunday at 9:45 p.m., two Barnstable police officers stopped a Jeep SUV after seeing the driver commit "several" traffic violations on Main Street in Hyannis.

The officers had a conversation with the driver, Frenyi Mieses, 25, of Providence. When they returned to their cruiser to conduct a computer check on his license status, Mieses drove away from the stop at "a high rate of speed," police said.

Officers were able to catch up to Mieses about one mile down the road, where they stopped the car again and removed him from the Jeep.

When officers checked the interior of the car, they noticed the dashboard appeared to be modified, and they eventually discovered a hidden compartment containing a handgun, 45 grams of fentanyl and four grams of cocaine.

Mieses was charged with trafficking more than 36 Grams of fentanyl, possession to distribute cocaine, failure to stop for police and several firearms violations, police said.

He was arraigned on Tuesday and was held on dangerousness.