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WPD and DEA Task Force Arrest Holden Man for Fentanyl, Cocaine Trafficking

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/26/2023 3:29 pm

On May 25th 2023 at about 10:30 PM, a Worcester Police officer assigned to the DEA Task Force arrested Andrew Stanhope, thirty-seven-years-old of Holden, after a joint investigation. Mr. Stanhope was found with a large amount of what appeared to be powder cocaine, and smaller amounts of what appeared to be crack cocaine and fentanyl. He is charged with Trafficking in a Class B Substance over 200 Grams, Possession of a Class A Substance (fentanyl) with Intent to Distribute, and Resisting Arrest.