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Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn, III announced today that a 39-year-old Fall River man with a lengthy record was sentenced to serve up to four years in state prison for a drug conviction.

A 39-year-old New Bedford man was arrested Tuesday, after Fairhaven police spotted him engaging in a hand-to-hand drug transaction in the parking lot of the Fairhaven Walmart.

The Greater New Bedford Opioid Task Force Drop-In Center will be open from 6-8 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Pilgrim United Church located at 634 Purchase Street.

A New Bedford man is dead after an apparent drug overdose.

NEW BEDFORD - Ten people, many of them repeat offenders, have been rounded up as the result of a raid conducted by New Bedford Police over the weekend. Police say the late Saturday morning raid at 55 County Street, Apt. 3, stemmed from an investigation into a Fentanyl distribution service being run out of the home...

NEW BEDFORD - Whether they're prescription or over-the-counter, police departments across the nation are asking people to turn in their unused, unwanted, and expired medications this weekend. The National Drug Take Back Day looks to cut down on accidental ingestions and drug abuse by having people discard any excess medications they may have...

NEW BEDFORD - Over 1,500 drug cases pending in district and superior courts are being dropped by the Bristol County District Attorney's Office as a direct result of a former state drug lab chemist's tampering with evidence. District attorneys across Massachusetts are submitting to the Supreme Judicial Court today the cases they would not or could not prosecute if new trials were ordered due to Ann

BOSTON (AP) - District attorneys in Massachusetts are facing a key deadline as they continue to deal with the damage caused by the misconduct of a former state drug lab chemist. The state's highest court ordered the DAs to produce lists by Tuesday indicating how many of the approximately 24,000 tainted cases they would not or could not prosecute if new trials were ordered...

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford man is charged after police find him in possession of the deadly drug, Fentanyl. New Bedford narcotics detectives conducted a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Coggeshall Street and Belleville Avenue just before 11 p...

Over 200 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs were collected in New Bedford during last week's National Drug Takeback Day event. The New Bedford Police Department says they collected 205.4 pounds at the Rockdale Avenue headquarters on October 22...