Martha's Vineyard Drug Task Force

2009

February 27, 2009

Ten-Month DEA Investigation Leads to Arrest of Island Men

Jim Hickey
Martha's Vineyard Drug Task Force
Drug trafficking

Two Island men were arrested this week in connection with a nearly 10-month investigation into a large-scale drug trafficking operation by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force. The arrests led to search warrants being issued in three different states.

Sean Herrmann, 31, was arrested by a federal drug enforcement task force at his residence in East Greenbush, N.Y. last Wednesday on federal charges of drug possession and distribution, DEA special agent Erin McKenzie-Mulvey said.

2008

November 20, 2008

Fracas in Courtroom Follows Heroin Bust

Jim Hickey
Drug abuse and crime
Martha's Vineyard Drug Task Force

Six people — three from the same Vineyard Haven family — were arrested on felony drug charges earlier this week following one of the largest heroin busts in Island history.

Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task force executed a search warrant at the Garde home on Spring street in Vineyard Haven just after 6 p.m. Tuesday and seized nearly $70,000 in heroin, cash and other drugs. Officers arrested three members of the Garde family and three other suspects for alledgedly running a drug operation out of the home.

October 2, 2008

Maine Man Charged With Selling Cocaine

Martha's Vineyard Drug Task Force

Oak Bluffs police on Saturday arrested a Maine man for allegedly selling cocaine at downtown bars over the past few weeks. Oak Bluffs officers assigned to the Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force learned that Darren Bennett, 26, was selling cocaine at various downtown bars and prepared a search warrant based on their investigation.

2004

November 11, 2004

Task Force Investigations Lead to Arrests; Four People Charged with Drug Offenses

Max Hart
Martha's Vineyard Drug Task Force

Three separate police investigations have led to several major drug
arrests, the Martha's Vineyard Drug Task Force announced this
week.

An Oak Bluffs man was arrested Sunday at the Stop & Shop in
Vineyard Haven, while two separate incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday
led to the arrest of three others. All have been charged with various
drug-related crimes.

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