Below are the latest news articles mentioning drug from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent drug raids, drug busts, other drugs related crimes or social issues like drug addiction on Cape Cod.
BOURNE – The Board of Health for the Town of Bourne has adopted a new public health regulation prohibiting the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of synthetically derived cannabinoids and Kratom. This regulation became effective on October 22nd: “Violations are subject to fines and permit…
OSTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [Based on a Barnstable PD media statement] – An Osterville resident has been arrested following a multi-month investigation into his alleged role as a key supplier of fentanyl and cocaine across Barnstable and neighboring communities. Eric Brando, 33, of Osterville,…
Enforcement operation targeted criminal alien offenders during the month of September BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — [ICE MEDIA STATEMENT] — ICE and federal law enforcement partners apprehended more than 1,400 illegal aliens during a weeks-long immigration enforcement operation focusing…
Above HN photos: In the pre-dawn hours of October 13, 2025, Barnstable Police patrol officers brave torrential rain as they rush toward a potentially volatile scene inside a Hyannis hotel room. The call came in around 4:00 a.m. via a 911 text from a woman reporting an assault, stating she was…
SANDWICH – In their weekly recap, Sandwich Police report that last Friday (September 19th), while on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle operating at an excessive speed. That officer initiated traffic stop. Both the driver and passenger were making movements to conceal their hands from view.…
FALMOUTH – From Falmouth Police: On September 23, 2025, at approximately 10:06 AM, the Falmouth Police Department, working in partnership with the Cape Cod DEA Task Force and the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at a residence on Homestead Lane following an investigation…
NANTUCKET – Nantucket’s health department has begun testing the island’s wastewater for certain drugs and viruses to get a better sense of community needs, and the initial results are in. The island reportedly has a 50 percent higher than national average use of cocaine. Meanwhile, methamphetamine…
YARMOUTH – From Yarmouth Police: While on patrol Saturday, a Yarmouth Police Officer was traveling on Route 28 when he discovered the car traveling in front of him had an overdue inspection. The officer initiated a traffic stop and the car pulled into the busy Cape Cod Farms gas station stopping…
BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN “VIDEO” NOTES] – A man later identified as Ilous Atkinson, 53, currently residing in South Yarmouth, was reportedly making bizarre statements to police officers while being arrested last evening. And the bizarre statements reportedly continued throughout…
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has secured a settlement of over twelve-million dollars with CVS benefiting MassHealth for failure to comply with prescription drug pricing regulations. Campbell says CVS Pharmacy Inc. allegedly charged the state’s Medicaid program higher prices…
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HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police: On Wednesday November 5th 2025 the Barnstable Police Department…
[ABOVE: Abington PD booking photo of Jhonatan Rodrigues/ HN edits] ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS – In a swift…
Cedric Cromwell, former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, was sentenced to 42 months in prison…
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