Two men arrested late last week in Oak Bluffs have been arraigned on drug charges related to distributing oxycodone, according to police.
The Oak Bluffs police and Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force arrested Joel C. Rebello, 24, of Oak Bluffs and Donald S. Berube, 24, of Tewksbury after a motor vehicle stop on Monroe avenue on Friday, according to a press release by the Oak Bluffs police department.
Police said they seized 150 oxycodone (Percocet) pills that have the combined street value of about $9,000. Mr. Rebello had been the target of an ongoing task force investigation, police said, because of his alleged involvement in the illegal distribution and use of oxycodone on the Vineyard.
After the motor vehicle stop, police said, a search of the vehicle revealed 150 30-milligram oxycodone pills in two plastic bags. The bags were found in an Orbit gum container that was under the carpet near the back of the driver’s set, police said.
Police said neither man has a prescription for oxycodone and $470 in cash was seized from Mr. Berube.
Mr. Berube and Mr. Rebello were arraigned Monday morning in Edgartown District Court. Both were charged with trafficking in a class A drug (heroin/morphine/opium) 18.2 grams total weight, and conspiracy to violate drug laws. Bail was set at $500 per the commonwealth’s request, and pretrial hearings scheduled for Dec. 29.
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