Crime & Safety

Massive Hyannis Fentanyl Bust: Police

Police said Hyannis fentanyl dealer Jimmy Perry was found with 19 grams of fentanyl and more than $3,000 in cash during a raid.

BARNSTABLE, MA — A Hyannis fentanyl dealer was arrested during a raid this week, police said Wednesday. Jimmy Perry, 27, of Lewis Road, was arrested Tuesday night. Police said they found him with 19.3 grams of fentanyl and $3,163 in cash. Perry is no stranger to police, as his criminal record includes 71 charges.

Police said they found the following items in Perry's Lewis Road residence:

  • Plastic jar containing plastic baggies with the corners ripped off
  • Mixer with a white powdery residue on the inside
  • Two digital scales and a box of sandwich baggies
  • Wireless security system
  • Two round green pills later identified as clonazepam
  • Six bags of fentanyl weighing 19.3 grams
  • $3,163 in cash

Perry was held on $15,040 bail pending an arraignment in Barnstable District Court. The raid was conducted by local and federal law enforcement officers.

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Photo: Jimmy Perry's mugshot following his arrest on a fentanyl trafficking charge in Hyannis March 27, 2018. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)

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