Two arrested in Massachusetts raids in marijuana trafficking case
Plympton police-led Operation Playbook arrested two men in Marshfield and Halifax on marijuana and cocaine trafficking charges after searches in three towns. Officers reported hundreds of pounds gross of marijuana flower and THC products including packaging, plus cocaine, cash and other drugs.
🇺🇸 Marshfield, Halifax and Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts · Massachusetts, United States
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Malcolm Waaser Maccoy Jr. of Marshfield and Josef Troy Hebb of Halifax were
arrested in the Plympton police-led narcotics investigation called Operation
Playbook.[1][2]Maccoy faces charges including trafficking in marijuana of 50
pounds or more, possession with intent to distribute Class C, D and E
substances, unlawful possession of a large-capacity feeding device, ammunition
possession without a firearm identification card, and felony conspiracy.[1]The marijuana-trafficking count against Maccoy alleges 50 pounds or more.[1]Hebb faces charges including trafficking in cocaine of 200 grams or more,
possession with intent to distribute Class C and D substances, and felony
conspiracy.[1]Both men were arraigned on the same day as the searches and
were later released on bail.[1][2]
Investigators executed search warrants at residences in Marshfield and Halifax
and at a storage unit in Middleborough.[1][2]Officers reported seizing marijuana
flower and THC products including vaping products, concentrates and edibles with
a combined gross weight of hundreds of pounds, including packaging.[1][2]The
searches also yielded about 624 grams of cocaine and $66,836.15 in cash.[1]Officers also reported about 36 grams of tablets believed to contain alprazolam,
about 106 grams of capsules believed to contain psilocybin plus 24 mushroom
edible products, ammunition and a large-capacity magazine, scales, packaging
materials, phones, a money counter, and 2,564 untaxed nicotine vaping devices
valued at $102,560.[1]
Plympton police said Operation Playbook began in December 2025 after an officer
developed information about narcotics distribution on the South Shore, with
Pembroke police joining in June 2026 after months of surveillance and analysis
of electronic evidence.[1]The FBI, DEA Boston office, ATF Boston office and
several county and local departments assisted, and police said the investigation
remains ongoing with additional charges possible.[1]All defendants are
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.[1]
The Marshfield, Halifax and Middleborough search warrants were executed on Oct. 5.[2]
Photos and video
Booking photos of the two arrested men, Malcolm Waaser Maccoy Jr. and Josef Troy Hebb. Source: Fall River ReporterSeized drugs displayed after the Operation Playbook searches. Source: Fall River Reporter
The article gives no separate date for the searches or arraignments; 3 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
No net cannabis weight was published, only a combined gross weight of hundreds of pounds including packaging for marijuana flower plus THC products, so no kilograms are recorded.
The 50 pounds cited is the marijuana-trafficking charge threshold, not a measured seizure weight.
The $66,836.15 is seized cash, not an official valuation of the cannabis, so no value figure is recorded.
Cocaine, alprazolam, psilocybin, nicotine vaping devices, ammunition and equipment are mentioned only to explain the mixed seizure and are excluded from cannabis figures.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching for the operation and both names.
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Bail terms, future court dates and any court outcome were not reported.
The Newport Dispatch gives December, June and Oct. 5 without years, while the earlier account gives December 2025 and June 2026, so the year 2026 for the Oct. 5 searches is inferred from publication on 3 November 2026.
The submitted page image at Row9-2026-11-03-2121-1536x864.jpg has no caption, alt text or credit establishing that it shows this seizure, so no media entry is included for it.
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