Meth trafficker arrested in Dartmouth by Massachusetts State Police sentenced to state prison

A 32-year-old Meth-Amphetamine trafficker was sentenced Friday to state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.

On May 26, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a Massachusetts State Trooper stopped Matthew Chicoine of Harwich’s vehicle after observing him on a handheld cell phone and abruptly changing lanes without signaling on Route 195 in Dartmouth. When the trooper initiated the stop, he observed Chicoine leaning his body down toward the passenger side floor and quickly sat back up. The trooper observed Chicoine physically shaking and sweating profusely. While speaking to him, the trooper observed a pink oval pill in the driver door pocket near a pack of cigarettes. When asked if he was taking any medications or drugs, Chicoine denied, saying he’s clean. The trooper also observed a Wendy’s bag on the passenger side floor in the same area Chicoine was seen reaching.

After removing Chicoine from the car, a search revealed 552 pink pills in the Wendy’s bag. The pills were later tested and determined to be Methamphetamine.

Chicoine pled guilty in Fall River Superior Court to a single count indictment, charging him with Trafficking Methamphetamine.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Catherine Sauter and the four-to-six-year state prison sentence was imposed by Judge Raffi Yessayan.

“The defendant was trafficking a large quantity of a very dangerous drug. The state prison sentence was appropriate,” District Attorney Quinn said.