MA Man Faces Fentanyl Trafficking Charges On Cape Cod

YARMOUTH, MA — Yarmouth police and the Massachusetts State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration Cape Cod Office recently partnered together as part of a drug trafficking bust.

The groups executed a search warrant after stopping a car on Route 6 for traffic violations. around 8 p.m. on July 23.

Detectives observed a vehicle on Route 6 with heavily tinted windows. Additionally, the car was overdue on its state safety inspection, officials said.

Police stopped the car in Yarmouth, just East of Exit 72 on Route 6.

"While executing a search warrant, a Yarmouth police detective's partner, K-9 Gauge, alerted officials to the odor of narcotics in the area of the driver's crotch," officials said.

Detectives uncovered multiple bags of fentanyl weighing approximately 36.3 grams, and two small bags containing different dosage rates of Oxycodone from his underwear.

Additionally, detectives located $573.00, cash, in the driver's possession.

The operator and only occupant of the vehicle, Justin A. Jimenez, 25, of Norwood, was arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl and two counts of possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone.

Jimenez was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Thursday.