United States Postal Inspection Service

10/19/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/19/2026 11:29

Man pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking in Fall River

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) - Fall River Police Department announced that Manuel Cardoso, 49, was sentenced on Friday for possession of cocaine with intention to distribute after being arrested with one kilogram of cocaine in 2025.

Police first arrested Cardoso in June 2025 as part of a joint investigation between Fall River Police Department, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Massachusetts State Police, Westport Police Department, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

According to police, investigators were able to track a package carrying the drugs to a location that Cardoso was waiting to pick it up.

Cardoso attempted to flee the scene but was shortly found and arrested.

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