Below are the latest news articles mentioning heroin, fentanyl, Narcan, opioid or overdose from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent heroin related arrests, heroin or fentanyl overdoses, opioid addiction and the use of Narcan on Cape Cod.
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — In a stunning repeat performance that has Cape Cod law enforcement shaking their heads, 34-year-old Alex Fraga — the same Hyannis man who pleaded guilty in federal court in 2017 to flooding the region with deadly fentanyl and heroin — was arrested Friday with more than…
ABOVE: Speaking with his sergeant, a BPD patrolman uses his fingers to illustrate the size of the suspected bag of drugs swallowed by the driver. HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — A 55-year-old Weymouth man is facing drug charges after he…
EAST FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – March 23, 2026 — In a swift pre-dawn operation, Falmouth police arrested a local man they say was running a fentanyl trafficking operation out of his Central Avenue home, seizing more than 150 grams of the deadly synthetic opioid along with cash and packaging gear.…
FALMOUTH – From Falmouth Police: A Falmouth resident was taken into custody early Monday morning following the execution of a search warrant at his home, where authorities seized more than 150 grams of fentanyl and related drug paraphernalia. According to the Falmouth Police Department, officers…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – What began as a tragic overdose death on Cape Cod last fall has unraveled a sprawling narcotics network, culminating in a multi-agency raid that netted two more key players in a cocaine trafficking ring—building on an earlier arrest sparked by a bungled car theft that accidentally…
BARNSTABLE – From the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois and Barnstable Police Chief Jeanne Challies announced Friday that on March 12, 2026, after a month’s long investigation by multiple towns, 62 -year-old, William Sarnie,…
Above: HN photos – Barnstable Police and Hyannis Firefighters responded to the foggy Route 132 entrance to the Festival Plaza in Hyannis on Saturday evening, March 7, 2026, for a report of a head-on crash involving two vehicles that remained in the middle of the intersection. There were a total…
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – March 3, 2026 – A Brazilian national illegally residing in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to “time served” after pleading guilty to federal firearms charges, marking a key development in a sweeping investigation that uncovered ties to a notorious Brazilian…
Sandwich Director of Community Services Guy Boucher says the town has received $115,000 in opioid settlement fund grants and it’s going into addiction and outreach resources. They have planned several family friendly events to allow residents to reach out to a new town social worker and get connected…
BARNSTABLE – Federal officials have rescinded the cancellation of grant funding for the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office addiction treatment program after just a day pause. The $2.6 million dollar grant slated to end this September supported their Expanded Medication Assisted Treatment …
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HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — In a stunning repeat performance that has Cape Cod law enforcement shaking…
STOW, MA – From Mass Department of Fire Services: After two recent house fires involving the batteries…
Camera: iPhone 15 Location: Pilgrim Heights; Cape Cod National Seashore (Cape Cod), Massachusetts, U
FALMOUTH – A vehicle overturned in Falmouth just after 9 PM Friday. The crash happened at Teaticket…
HYANNIS – Two people were taken to Cape Cod Hospital after a traffic crash in Hyannis. The collision…
HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police: Over the past several months, the Barnstable Police Department…
TRURO – No injuries were reported but traffic delays resulted from a crash on Route 6 in Truro…
Town Council 04 16 2026
