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Gang member's girlfriend busted in Falmouth, drugs seized

Three-month-old baby was in car during drug bust Friday

NORTH FALMOUTH - A five-month investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics resulted in the arrest of two and the seizure of a bounty of illegal drugs all packaged for individual sale. According to a Falmouth police release, members of the Falmouth, Mashpee and Bourne Police Departments conducted a motor vehicle stop on Friday just after 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of North Falmouth Highway and Nathan Ellis Highway.

Niko Kersey was arrested for outstanding warrants and for receiving stolen propertySurveillance related to the investigation led to the vehicle stop in which two people, Jessica Walton, 22, of Fall River, and Niko Kersey, 23, of Falmouth, were arrested for outstanding warrants, Walton for conspiracy to violate drug law and Kersey for receiving stolen property over $250.

Walton, according to police, is the girlfriend of a known illegal narcotics distributor and gang member, Kersey, a former customer.

During the vehicle stop,officers searched Walton's car and Walton and Kersey and discovered a large quantity of illegal substances: 49 Percocet pills, 30 bags of crack cocaine, 14 bags of powder cocaine (26.6 grams), 10 bags of marijuana (11.8 grams), 19 Suboxone pills and 43 bags of heroin (13 grams). In addition to the drugs, Walton's 2001 BMW sedan and $640 in cash were seized.

According to police, Walton's three-month-old baby was in the car at the time of the stop and was transferred to the custody of Walton's mother.

Jessica Walton was charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to distribute a Class A drug (heroin), possession with intent to distribute a Class A drug (Suboxone), possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug (Percocet) and possession with intent to distribute a Class D drug (marijuana). Niko Kersey was charged with conspiracy to violate drug law.

Both will be arraigned in Falmouth District Court.

In March, 2010, Kersey was in court for possessing opium/Percocet with intent to distribute.