Cape Cod Man Sold Fentanyl At Treatment Center: Police

YARMOUTH, MA — A Cape Cod man was arrested after selling fentanyl at a treatment center for drug addicts, police announced Friday. Yarmouth police said resident Richard Cincotta, 64, was charged with fentanyl possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy. His criminal history includes a conviction for selling fentanyl, police said.

Cincotta was arrested Friday morning at Cape Cod Treatment Center in Workshop Road. Police said officers saw him sell a packet of fentanyl to a buyer.

"Police ... encountered the buyer in the Stop and Shop parking lot across the street as he was in the process of shooting up the drug," Yarmouth police said in a statement. "The man admitted to what had just occurred and advised the Police Officers that he buys the drugs in the Cape Cod Treatment Center parking lot every other morning—uses the drugs—then returns to Treatment Center to obtain his daily methadone."

Police said officers then found Cincotta in the treatment center's parking lot and arrested him. He had multiple packets of fentanyl and $2,000 in cash, police said.

Police said they notified town and state officials involved in licensing Cape Cod Treatment Center.

"The Yarmouth Police Department continues to make significant drug arrests and is committed to protecting our community and our citizens as we transform Yarmouth in to one of the safest communities in the region," police said.

Lead photo: Richard Cincotta's mugshot following his arrest on fentanyl distribution charges in Yarmouth February 16, 2018. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)