Crime & Safety
1,000+ Grams Of Cocaine Gets 3 Arrested In Traffic Stop: Police
Three from out of state were arrested in Western Mass. They were in a vehicle reported stolen - and allegedly had a bunch of cocaine.
STURBRIDGE, MA — Three people from out of state were stopped in a reportedly stolen vehicle in Western Mass. with more than 1,000 grams of cocaine, police said.
State Police pulled over a gray Ford Explorer Friday afternoon on Route 84 East after noticing the registration was flagged as stolen out of New York last month. An investigation revealed 1,050 grams of cocaine in the vehicle.
Police arrested the driver, 34-year-old Candice Elliot, of Laurelton, N.Y., the front-seat passenger, 26-year-old Crystal Giles, of Rocky Mount, N.C., and the rear passenger, 30-year-old Carl Francois, of Elmont, N.Y. The three were held on $10,000 bail and charged with trafficking in cocaine, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, and possession to distribute cocaine.
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