METHUEN — Chief Scott J. McNamara reports that the Methuen Police Department Street Crimes Unit arrested and charged two men with trafficking fentanyl.
JOSE ALCANTARA, AGE 42, OF LAWRENCE, was arrested and charged with:
- Trafficking Fentanyl (100 to 200 grams)
- Possession of a Class A Substance with Intent to Distribute
- Possession of a Class B Substance with Intent to Distribute
- Distribution of a Class B Substance
GRADY FOX, AGE 52, OF LEWISTON, was arrested and charged with:
- Trafficking Fentanyl (100 to 200 grams)
- Possession of a Class B Substance with Intent to Distribute
On Wednesday, Sept. 13, at approximately 10:40 a.m., detectives assigned to the Methuen Police Street Crimes Unit observed several individuals, including FOX, acting suspiciously in a parking lot on Haverhill Street.
After surveilling those individuals for several hours, detectives observed what they believed to be a drug deal inside of a local restaurant and stopped the individuals involved.
Detectives located approximately 108 grams of Fentanyl and 15 grams of crack cocaine on GRADY, and approximately 6 grams of both fentanyl and crack cocaine on ALCANTARA.
Both men were taken into custody at the scene, as was a woman, REBEKAH DAVIS, AGE 49, of SANFORD, MAINE, who was wanted on a warrant out of Maine.
GRADY, ALCANTARA and DAVIS are all scheduled to be arraigned in Lawrence District Court on Thursday.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.