Falmouth Man Arrested For Drug Trafficking After Early-AM Search: Police

FALMOUTH, MA — Police arrested an East Falmouth man on a drug trafficking charge after searching his home at 148 Central Ave. early Monday.

Officers took Carlton H. Hendricks III, 35, into custody and claimed he had been regularly selling illegal narcotics, according to a statement.

A team from the Falmouth Police Department, the Barnstable County sheriff’s office and federal investigators executed a search warrant at the home around 5 a.m. Monday. They found over 150 grams of fentanyl as well as related paraphernalia – including scales, sandwich bags and “a cutting substance” – the statement said.

Also recovered was more than $1,700 in cash, which police suspect to be proceeds from drug sales.

Hendricks was arrested at the scene and charged with trafficking fentanyl in amounts over 100 grams but under 200 grams.

If found guilty, he could face a sentence of between eight and 20 years in prison, according to state guidelines.

The arrest follows other drug busts on the Cape, including one on March 13 and another in Falmouth just the previous week.

Falmouth police said Monday morning’s arrest was part of broader efforts to disrupt drug trafficking operations that contribute to overdoses and community harm across Cape Cod.