HYANNIS, MA — A 62-year-old man was arrested Thursday while allegedly preparing to transport a kilogram of cocaine from Hyannis to Nantucket.
Edward Gillespie, of Nantucket, was taken into custody by the Barnstable Police Detective Unit at approximately 11 a.m. Thursday.
Police identified Gillespie as a narcotics supplier trafficking cocaine from Hyannis to the island as part of an ongoing investigation.
Following the arrest, the Barnstable Police Detective Unit obtained a search warrant for Gillespie’s Nantucket residence.
The search, conducted with assistance from the Nantucket Police Detective Unit, United States Coast Guard and the Cape Cod office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, yielded additional quantities of cocaine, amphetamines, evidence of narcotics trafficking and approximately $10,000 in U.S. currency.
Police seized approximately 1,141 grams of cocaine, 68 grams of amphetamine pills and approximately $10,000 in cash during the investigation.
Gillespie was arraigned Friday in Barnstable District Court on a charge of trafficking cocaine over 200 grams.
He was held pending a dangerousness hearing.
The case is being prosecuted by the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office.
The Nantucket Police Department will seek additional narcotics trafficking charges in Nantucket District Court for the drugs seized from Gillespie’s residence.
