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Rehoboth police working with other law enforcement agents seized nearly two kilograms of suspected cocaine valued at over $70,000 from a home in town on Thursday.

Last October, more than 80,000 pounds of prescription drugs were collected in New England

Release from New Bedford Police: New Bedford Police made 14 arrests Wednesday, including the apprehension of a suspect with a long criminal history that includes pending warrants for home invasion and assault to kill. The arrests were made in collaboration with Massachusetts State Police and federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms... Read Mor

New Bedford will be one of six locations around the country where the Drug Enforcement Administration plans to establish new law enforcement teams to stem the flow of heroin and illicit fentanyl. In a statement released Friday, the D-E-A says the teams will be made up of special Federal agents, and state and local task force officers...

NEW BEDFORD - Local and federal officials worked to rid New Bedford streets of drugs and drug offenders over the weekend. New Bedford Police along with agents from the New Bedford DEA office arrested 19 people Friday, seizing over 60 grams of Fentanyl, more than 200 Oxycodone pills, over 20 bags of crack cocaine, six ounces of marijuana, and more than $3,000 in cash...

The DEA's National Take Bake Initiative is coming up this Saturday, April 26. Over the past few years the DEA has collected over 1,700 tons of expired and unwanted prescription drugs nationwide. Leaving unused and unwanted prescription drugs around the household can lead to accidental ingestion, theft, abuse, and misuse according to the DEA...