Fentanyl

A Mattapoisett man has been sentenced to three years in state prison after admitting to selling fentanyl. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced Friday that 31-year old John DeCosta III appeared in Brockton Superior Court on Wednesday, and entered guilty pleas on two counts of selling fentanyl...

Members of the New Bedford Police Department Narcotics Unit were investigating a Fentanyl distribution service out of an apartment at 2249 Acushnet Avenue.

Members of the Police narcotics division made three arrests, and took more than 11 grams of Fentanyl off the street Monday following an investigation.

Two New Bedford residents are arrested after police allegedly find one of them in possession of drugs.

The woman whose child was found choking on a plastic bag containing fentanyl-laced heroin has been ordered held as the result of a dangerousness hearing.

A New Bedford woman has been ordered held without bail on several charges after her child choked on a bag of heroin.

A New Bedford man with an open case involving four drug charges has been arrested.

New Bedford Police bust up an alleged Fentanyl distribution service in the city.

A New Bedford man has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking ring.

Law enforcement representatives and other organizations are stepping up efforts in response to an uptick in fatal drug overdoses in New Bedford.