Overview
- Andre Silvia, 56, of Wareham, and William Sarnie, 62, of Nantucket, were taken into custody after a months-long, multi-town investigation, according to prosecutors.
- Sarnie and Silvia were charged in Barnstable District Court with conspiracy to violate drug laws and trafficking 200 grams or more of cocaine, and both are being held without bail.
- Sarnie pleaded not guilty and is held pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Tuesday, while court records indicate Silvia had not yet been arraigned.
- Authorities say search warrants executed March 12 at properties in Nantucket and Wareham followed work by local police, Massachusetts State Police, and the DEA Cape Cod Taskforce.
- Edward Gillespie, 62, was arrested Jan. 8 in a related case involving an alleged kilogram transport; a search of his Nantucket home yielded more drugs and about $10,000, and he has a March 25 court date.