Sunday, August 1, 2010

Arrests Made in Mass Prescription Drug Case

Published : Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010, 7:48 AM EDT

By Anthony Fay

TURNERS FALLS, Mass. (WWLP) - A man from Franklin County was arrested after a postal inspector allegedly delivered him a package full of Oxycodone pills.

According to a news release sent to 22News from the Montague Police Department, Mitchell Barre was arrested on four drug charges on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the release, a search warrant was issued after a postal inspector had discovered 300 Oxycodone pills inside a package that was to be delivered to 74 Turnpike Road in Turners Falls. Following the discovery, the postal inspector hand-delivered the package to the home.

The warrant was carried-out by members of the Montague, Greenfield, Deerfield, and Leverett Police Departments, as well as the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, the Massachusetts State Police, and the United States Postal Service. According to the release, the investigation into the case had been going on for more than a month.

Barre is being charged with Possession of a Class B Substance (not cocaine), Possession with intent to distribute, Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law, and Trafficking in a Class B Substance between 28 and 100 grams. His bail was set at $10,000.

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