Three Northampton residents, one Holyoke resident arrested for trafficking cocaine

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP)– A traffic stop in Northampton Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of four persons.

According to the Northampton Police Facebook page, a Northampton police officer stopped a car on Pleasant Street around 9:35 am for an expired inspection sticker. The officer noticed drug paraphernalia, and upon further inspection, found  27.81 grams of cocaine (trafficking weight), 5 grams of crack cocaine, and 50 bags of heroin.

All four people in the vehicle were arrested and face the following charges:

A 53-year-old man from Holyoke:

• Cocaine, Trafficking
• Drug, Posses to Distribute Class A, Subsequent
• Drug, Possess Class B, Subsequent
• Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law
• License Suspended, Oper. MV
• No Inspection Sticker

A 44-year-old man from Northampton:

• Cocaine, Trafficking
• Drug, Posses to Distribute Class A, Subsequent
• Drug, Possess Class B, Subsequent
• Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law

A 58-year-old woman from Northampton:

• Cocaine, Trafficking
• Drug, Posses to Distribute Class A, Subsequent
• Drug, Possess Class B, Subsequent
• Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law

A 54-year-old woman from Northampton:

• Cocaine, Trafficking
• Drug, Posses to Distribute Class A, Subsequent
• Drug, Possess Class B, Subsequent
• Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law

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