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Gloucester Police Department Arrests and Charges Three with Trafficking Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and Cocaine

GLOUCESTER — Gloucester Police Officers arrested and charged three people with trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine as a result of a traffic stop that was conducted on Saturday morning. 
A handgun, a replica handgun lighter, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia that was located during a traffic stop on Saturday in Gloucester. (Photo Courtesy Gloucester Police Department)

GLOUCESTER — Gloucester Police Officers arrested and charged three people with trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine as a result of a traffic stop that was conducted on Saturday morning. 

EGLISARD CELA, age 37, of PEABODY, was arrested and charged with:

  • Operating Under the Influence of Drugs
  • Possession of a Class B Substance (Three Counts)
  • Carrying a Firearm without a License
  • Possession of Ammunition without an FID
  • Conspiracy to Violate Drug Laws
  • Trafficking in Methamphetamine (Over 200 Grams)
  • Trafficking in Fentanyl (Over 36 Grams)
  • Trafficking in Cocaine (Over 36 Grams)
  • Possession of a Class A Substance

HALEY HART-LABRIE, age 31, of GLOUCESTER, was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession of a Class B Substance (Five Counts)
  • Trafficking in Fentanyl (Over 100 Grams)
  • Trafficking in Methamphetamine (Over 200 Grams)
  • Trafficking in Cocaine (Over 36 Grams)
  • Conspiracy to Violate Drug Laws

PAUL FAGUNDES, age 30, of SALEM, was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession of a Class B Substance (Nine Counts)
  • Carrying a Firearm without a License
  • Possession of Ammunition without an FID
  • Trafficking in Cocaine (Over 36 Grams)
  • Trafficking in Methamphetamine (Over 200 Grams)
  • Trafficking in Fentanyl (Over 100 Grams)
  • Conspiracy to Violate Drug Laws

On Saturday, Oct. 18, at approximately 7 a.m., Sgt. Sean Conners was on patrol in the area of Harold Avenue, when he saw the driver of a motor vehicle acting suspiciously and initiated a motor vehicle stop. 

During that stop the driver, later identified as CELA, was found to be impaired. CELA was taken into custody at the scene. 

A subsequent search of the vehicle CELA was driving located a handgun, 1,626 pressed tablets of methamphetamine, approximately 97 grams of crystal methamphetamine, approximately 168 grams of Fentanyl, approximately 44 grams of cocaine, a scale, pipes, and approximately $4,000 cash. 

HART-LABRIE and FAGUNDES, who were passengers in the vehicle, were taken into custody after the scene after the vehicle was searched. 

Sgt. Joseph Balbo and Officers Jared Foote, Patrick Hunt, Kaylen Koller and Jason Quinn assisted at the scene. 

CELA, HART-LABRIE and FAGUNDES were all held without bail pending arraignment on Monday in Gloucester District Court. 

These are allegations. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

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