Falmouth Cocaine Trafficker Arrested: Police

FALMOUTH, MA — Falmouth police on Thursday announced the arrest of a cocaine trafficking suspect. Brice Hicks, 37, of Mashpee, was arrested Sunday and found with about 30 grams of cocaine. He was charged with several crimes, including drug trafficking.

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Falmouth police Lieutenant Douglas DeCosta said on Sunday, officers located Hicks at a Falmouth residence on a warrant for a probation violation.

"As he was being arrested, Hicks resisted while several people interfered with the officers’ actions," DeCosta said in a statement. "A subsequent search of a pair shoes Hicks was holding led to the discovery of a large amount of cocaine."

Hicks was charged with trafficking cocaine, resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.

Photo: Brice Hicks and cocaine and cash officers seized at his residence, according to police. (Credit: Falmouth Police Department)