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Fall River man sentenced after investigators tracked cocaine package
Manuel Cardoso, 49, was sentenced Friday for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute after authorities linked him to a package containing about a kilogram of the drug. The investigation involved local, state and federal agencies and began in June 2025.
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Manuel Cardoso, 49, was sentenced Friday, Oct. 16, for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, Fall River police said. He was arrested in June 2025 after investigators tracked a package containing about one kilogram of cocaine to a place where they said he was waiting to collect it.
Police said Cardoso tried to flee when officers moved in but was soon found and arrested. The investigation brought together the Fall River and Westport police departments, Massachusetts State Police, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Authorities have not provided details of Cardoso’s sentence.