WINTHROP, MASS. (WHDH) - A Winthrop man is facing drug charges after police say he was busted with 3,000 Xanax pills and thousands in cash on Friday.

Zeferino Kincade, 22, has been charged with distributing a Class C drug and possession with intent to distribute Xanax, according to the Winthrop Police Department.

Officers investigating possible drug activity in the area of Governors Drive around 9 a.m. stopped a white BMW with a South Carolina registration and conducted a vehicle search, police said.

Kincade was taken into custody after the search reportedly yielded a massive bag of Xanax pills valued at $15,000 and about $4,000 in cash.

He is slated to be arraigned in East Boston District Court at a later date.

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