MA Man With Ankle Monitor Faces New Drug Charges On Cape Cod

YARMOUTH, MA — A Massachusetts man faces new charges this week even while wearing a GPS monitor, local police said.

The Yarmouth Police Department announced that Joshua Taylor, 33, of Brockton, was charged with trafficking fentanyl and cocaine while another active warrant was out for him.

Yarmouth Police were called to a West Yarmouth neighborhood Monday afternoon after reports of drug activity in the area, officials said. When officers arrived, they observed a car backed into a dead-end road with two people inside.

The passenger exited the car and ran into a nearby house while the car fled the area towards Hyannis, police said.

Officials later located the car traveling on Yarmouth Road in Hyannis and stopped it for traffic violations. A narcotics detection canine was deployed and alerted officers to the odor of drugs on the driver.

Police located 24 grams of fentanyl and 37 grams of crack cocaine on Taylor, who was then taken into custody.

"Taylor, who has a history of drug possession and distribution, was wearing a GPS monitoring bracelet at the time of his arrest," police said.

He was held overnight without bail and arraigned at Barnstable District Court on Tuesday morning.