Crime & Safety

Barnstable Cocaine Trafficker Arrested By ICE: Police

Police said Gabriel Martins, previously arrested on cocaine trafficking charges, was arrested again on immigration charges.

YARMOUTH, MA — A Barnstable cocaine trafficker previously arrested in December was arrested again last week on immigration charges, police said. Gabriel Martins, 19, of Marstons Mills, is originally from Brazil, police said. Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agents and Yarmouth police teamed up to arrest Martins on a warrant Friday morning in South Yarmouth, where he worked as a cleaner.

Martins was transported to the ICE regional office in Rhode Island for processing.

In December, Martins was arrested on drug trafficking charges in Yarmouth after police said he was found with 33 grams of cocaine and 28 grams of marijuana.

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Photo: Yarmouth police said they seized cocaine, marijuana, cash and cell phones (pictured) from Gabriel Martins following his arrest in Yarmouth in December 2017. Credit: Yarmouth Police Department

Lead photo: Gabriel Martins. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)

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