Crime & Safety
Barnstable Police: 'Precursor To Meth Lab' Busted
Barnstable police said they arrested five people — including a Florida couple — at a drug den that had signs of a methamphetamine operation.

BARNSTABLE, MA — A suspected methamphetamine lab in Barnstable was busted Thursday, according to police. Five people, including a Florida couple, were arrested and police said they seized fentanyl and crack cocaine.
These are the individuals arrested:
- Angelina Daniel, 21, of Belleview, Florida
- Thomas Windle, 31, of Ocala, Florida
- Brenda Nichols, 46, of Harwich
- Michael Gregoire, 31, of Barnstable
- David Geoffrion, 35, of Brewster
"The investigation revealed Windle and Daniel travelled to Massachusetts in (a) stolen motor vehicle and broke into the abandon home to set-up a methamphetamine operation," Barnstable police said in a statement. "A search of the premises revealed several containers, equipment, and ingredients typically used in making methamphetamine, and what appeared to be the precursor to a meth lab."
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Police said they were tipped off to the drug den by a contractor who saw the group in the home.
Daniel was charged with:
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- Receiving stolen property
- Breaking and entering
- Furnishing a false name to police
- Trespassing
Windle was charged with:
- Fentanyl possession
- Receiving stolen property
- Breaking and entering
- Furnishing a false name to police
- Trespassing
Nichols was charged with:
- Crack cocaine possession
- Breaking and entering
- Trespassing
Gregoire was charged with:
- Breaking and entering
- Trespassing
Geoffrion was charged with:
- Breaking and entering
- Trespassing
Photo: Individuals charged in a drug bust in Barnstable April 5, 2018. (Credit: Barnstable Police Department)
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