PEABODY — A Peabody man faces a litany of drug charges after police reviewed surveillance video that allegedly tied him to a bag of abandoned drugs found on Newbury Street (Route 1), police said.
William Decotis, 37, a resident of Newbury Street, was arrested at 2 p.m. Thursday, police said in a statement. He is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a Class B substance, and three counts of possession of a Class E substance. At his arraignment in Peabody District Court Friday, Decotis was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail.
Peabody police responded to a report of an abandoned bag in the area of Newbury Street on Sunday and discovered the drugs while inventorying the bag. Decotis was identified as the bag’s alleged owner after a review of surveillance video, police said.
Following his arrest, police executed a search warrant at Decotis’s residence, where they found additional drugs. Court records show that he also faces a charge of trafficking cocaine.
“Obviously, this was extremely important work [our] guys did to take these dangerous drugs that are highly addictive and potentially life-taking off the street,” Police Chief Thomas Griffin said. “This was a really good cooperative effort between our patrol officers and the detectives unit. We are happy with the arrest.”It wasn’t immediately clear Friday afternoon if Decotis had posted bail.
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