EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. (WHDH) - A 19-year-old from Brockton is facing criminal charges after police say he was caught with 41 grams of fentanyl during a traffic stop in East Bridgewater on Wednesday

An officer who conducted a traffic stop on Washington Street around noon arrested Zachary Vasconcelos on charges of trafficking a Class A substance (fentanyl) and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after finding the drugs, two cellphones, and $95 cash in the vehicle, according to East Bridgewater Police Chief Paul O’Brien.

Vasconcelos is expected to be arraigned Thursday in Brockton District Court.

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