WELLFLEET, MA — An investigation into drug distribution out of a residence and gallery space in Wellfleet came to a head on Friday when area police served a search warrant at the space.
On Oct. 18 around 7:05 p.m., law enforcement investigators from the Wellfleet Police Department, Eastham Police Department, Truro Police Department, Orleans Police Department, Provincetown Police Department and the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a residence on Bank Street in Wellfleet.
The search warrant was obtained as part of an investigation involving “illegal drug distribution from a gallery/residence rented by the target of the investigation,” police said.
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During the search, investigators located what they believed to be cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall, MDMA and Percocet. They also seized $1,859 in cash and items considered to be drug paraphernalia, officials said.
The search resulted in the arrest of Caleb Oakland, 42, of Wellfleet. Oakland faces charges including cocaine trafficking, multiple counts of drug possession and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
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Oakland was transported to the Wellfleet Police Department for booking and was released on $1,000 cash bail. He was arraigned at the Orleans District Court on Monday.
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