Crime & Safety
Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl Found In Man's Columbia Hotel Room: HCPD
A man living in a Columbia hotel has been arrested after police found cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in his room, according to the HCPD.
COLUMBIA, MD — After receiving a tip last fall about potential drug deals unfolding around Howard County, detectives opened an investigation that led to the arrest of Barry Faucette, 47.
Faucette had been staying in a hotel in Columbia. When he was arrested, Howard County Police Department detectives recovered from his room about half a kilogram of cocaine, distribution amounts of suspected heroin/fentanyl and two illegal handguns.
Faucette faces 20 counts of drug distribution and weapon violation charges.
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He is being held without bond at the Howard County Detention Center, according to the police department.
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