Crime & Safety

2 Charged With Dealing Fentanyl, Tewksbury Police Say

The pair was arrested following a traffic stop.

TEWKSBURY, MA — Two people were arrested and charged with dealing drugs in Tewksbury, according to police.

Joanna Flament, 32, of North Billerica, and Sean Delande, 36, of Woburn, were charged with possession with intent to distribute a class B drug and trafficking in 10 grams or more of fentanyl. Flament was also driving an unregistered vehicle.

A police officer stopped a vehicle with an expired registration at 3:13 a.m. Tuesday on Shawsheen Street.

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Flament was driving and Delande was the passenger. Delande had a prior warrant out of Woburn, police said.

Police searched the vehicle and found multiple bags containing what officers believed to be fentanyl, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

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The pair was arrested and scheduled for arraignment earlier this week in Lowell District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Police have a dedicated tip line for reporting suspected illegal drug activity in the community. Information may be submitted by calling or texting 339-221-4583, and individuals may request to remain anonymous.

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