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2 men arrested on drug charges outside Newport gas station

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NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Police have arrested two New Bedford men accused of trying to sell crack cocaine in a Newport gas station parking lot. Kolby McCoy, 25, and Jacques Jeanty, 21, were taken into custody outside the 7-Eleven on Memorial Boulevard Thursday afternoon. Newport detectives identified McCoy as a suspect in an ongoing narcotics investigation and received word that he would be heading to the gas station to sell crack cocaine. Jacque…

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Newport 7-Eleven Drug Bust: Two Men Arrested After Car Crash Escape Attempt - Miamistandard News

Newport, RI (MSN) – A dramatic drug bust outside a 7-Eleven on Memorial Boulevard left two men behind bars after a high-speed crash and a tense police confrontation. Customers inside the store found themselves trapped as the suspects, 25-year-old Kolby McCoy and 21-year-old Jacques Jeanty, both of New Bedford, attempted to flee law enforcement. Undercover Operation Turns Chaotic Newport police had obtained a search warrant for McCoy’s vehicle an…

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2 men arrested on drug charges outside Newport gas station

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New Bedford Guide

New Bedford men allegedly dealing crack cocaine, lead Newport Police on car, foot chase

“Detectives from the Newport Police Vice and Narcotics Unit conducted an investigation into the distribution of Crack Cocaine in the City of Newport. During the course of their investigation, they identified a suspect as 25-year-old Kolby McCoy of New Bedford. On 3/20/25, Detectives developed information that McCoy would be travelling to 7-11 located at 29 …

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Fall River Reporter

Two New Bedford men held without bail on drug charges after attempting to flee in 7-11 parking lot

Two local men were held without bail after being arrested on multiple drug charges. According to police, Detectives from the Newport Police Vice and Narcotics Unit conducted an investigation into the distribution of Crack Cocaine in the City of Newport. During the course of their investigation, t

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Two Arrested on Drug Charges at 7-Eleven on Memorial Blvd. - Newport This Week

Newport Police Vice and Narcotics Unit arrested two suspects for distribution of crack cocaine in Newport on Thursday, March 20. During the course of the investigation, detectives identified a suspect, 25-year-old Kolby McCoy of 118 Cove St., New Bedford, Massachusetts would be travelling to 7-Eleven at 29 Memorial Blvd. to distribute crack cocaine. Detectives obtained a search warrant for his vehicle and set up surveillance of the parking l…

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