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State Police seize PCP in Lexington bust – Metro US

State Police seize PCP in Lexington bust

State Police seize PCP in Lexington bust
MA State Police

State Police seized several bottles of PCP and arrested two suspects after a bust Lexington Tuesday.

Suspects Nakia Roland, 40, and Benjamin Patrick, 31, were both from Wilmington, North Carolina, according to police.

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The bust came after pulled over a vehicle on Route 128 in Lexington at around 2:30 a.m. for motor vehicle violations, police said. Inside the car, officers found 61.5 liquid ounces of Phencyclidine, the hallucinogen commonly known as PCP, or by a number of nicknames that includes “angel dust.”

A photo released by State Police after the arrests shows five bottles of murky brown liquid.

According to police, Roland was driving the vehicle under the influence of “an intoxicating drug.”

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PCP comes in many forms, among them a white powder, but is sometimes dissolved in other substances like ether, according to online resource Drugs.com.

Roland faced charges for operating under the influence, driving without a license, possession of PCP and conspiracy to violate drug laws. Patrick faced charges of conspiracy to violate drug laws and possession to distribute.

Bail for both men was set at $10,000, police said.