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A man is dead after succumbing to an overdose in New Bedford.

New Bedford Police narcotics unit made 10 arrests Monday as part of a citywide sweep targeting narcotics use in the city. As a result of the sweep, police made the following arrests from 1-4 p.m. Two arrests were made as part of a sweep of the South End: --Juan Carlos Ostorga, 42, of 27 Cleveland St...

BOSTON — Two New Bedford residents were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for their roles in a wide-ranging conspiracy that distributed heroin throughout Bristol County and Providence, RI. Eric DeSousa, 26, and Tyson DePina, 40, were sentenced by U...

Two men were arrested Thursday and a small amount of heroin and cocaine were seized after an investigation into cocaine distribution out of 247 Ashley Blvd., Apt. 3 in New Bedford. A search of the residence and a vehicle resulted in the discovery of a small amount of heroin and cocaine, 49 tablets of Lorezepam and $289...

BOSTON — A Fall River man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking operation in Taunton and surrounding communities. Christian Sostre, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin and fentanyl...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police are charging a city man after he was found slumped over in his vehicle Monday morning. New Bedford police responded to reports around 9:30 a.m. Monday of an unresponsive man in a car in the area of 39 Rockland Street near the city's South End...

NEW BEDFORD - A Dartmouth woman is arrested as a result of a targeted investigation into street level narcotics sales in the South End of New Bedford. Amanda Casey Myrick, 27, was pulled over after police observed her driving a vehicle with overly-tinted windows...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police find 67 bags of heroin and other assorted drugs during a search of a Division Street apartment. The search warrant was carried out by the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit at an apartment at 43 Division Street at 10:15 p...

On June 16, 2017, a task force of law enforcement agencies completed a long-term investigation into the distribution of heroin and fentanyl by a drug distribution organization operating in the New Bedford area. The investigation was dubbed Operation High Stakes and it resulted in charges against 21 individuals and the seizure of approximately 400 grams of heroin and fentanyl and a large amount of

BOSTON - A New Bedford man faces nearly six years in prison for his connection to a heroin and Fentanyl trafficking operation in Southeastern Massachusetts. The Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office says Cory Nickerson, 33, pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and Fentanyl...