By WXTK News
Jan 7, 2021
Several arrests were made Tuesday after an investigation into alleged drug distribution on Martha s Vineyard.
The Tisbury Police Department says it worked with the Falmouth PD, the Cape Cod Drug Task Force and the U.S. DEA on a two-month investigation.
Janelle Berneche and Jason Mello of Tisbury were reportedly picked up in Falmouth and arrested for possession of a substance believed to be fentanyl.
Police also executed a search warrant at their Tisbury residence and arrested Ryan Mello on charges including cocaine possession.
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The Martha s Vineyard Times
Search warrants result in three arrests
Three Tisbury residents were arrested Tuesday on drug charges, according to a press release from the Tisbury Police Department. The drug charges are the result of a two-month investigation that included the Cape Cod Drug Task Force, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and Falmouth Police, the release states.
On Tuesday at 10:30 pm, two search warrants were executed. The first warrant was executed in Falmouth by the Cape Cod Task Force, DEA, Falmouth Police, and members of the Tisbury Police Department, on a vehicle registered to Janelle Berneche, 31, of Tisbury. In the vehicle was also Jason Mello, 32, of Tisbury. As a result of the search warrant on the vehicle, both Berneche and Mello were arrested for possession of a Class A substance suspected to be fentanyl, the release states.