Cape Cod Man Faces Drug Trafficking, Distribution Charges

BARNSTABLE, MA — A Cape Cod man faces charges of drug trafficking and distribution after a recent arraignment.

Over the past several months, the Barnstable Police Department Detective Unit has been investigating 33-year-old Eric Brando, of Osterville, and his role as a source of both fentanyl and cocaine in Barnstable and the surrounding communities, officials said.

As a result of this investigation, Brando was taken into custody on Oct. 30. After Brando’s arrest, search warrants were executed in both Osterville and Mashpee, which yielded a large amount of cocaine and cash, police said.

Brando was booked at the Barnstable Police Department and charged with distribution of a class a substance, fentanyl, and trafficking cocaine 36 grams or more, or less than 100 grams.

Brando was arraigned at Barnstable District Court on Halloween on the above charges and was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Nov. 7.