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A New Bedford man is dead of an apparent drug overdose. New Bedford Police Detective Captain Steven Vicente tells WBSM News a 51-year-old man was found unresponsive in the bed of his Mitchell St. apartment around 3pm Sunday after receiving a call for a potential overdose...

A woman from Fall River is facing drug dealing charges after police raided her residence on Lindsey Street this week.

If you're buying a case of beer this week, you may notice a sticker with a special message on the packaging. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office is taking part in the "Sticker Shock Project" for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week by placing stickers reminding consumers it's illegal to provide alcohol to minors...

Fall River police officer John Riley made his approach towards a car to order it to be moved because it was parked in a fire lane at Walmart in Fall River.

In the New Bedford area, heroin overdoses have been a huge concern over the years. In nearby Somerset, on the other side of the Braga Bridge, police arrested two men on heroin trafficking charges Tuesday. One man was transported to a hospital in Fall River to discharge the wrapped bags of the opiate from his system.

A Fairhaven man is arrested in the town after police observe behavior consistent with drug dealing. Sgt. Kevin Kobza says detectives watched the 26-year-old man as he entered the passenger side of a vehicle in the area of Middle and Spring Streets Monday afternoon...

New Bedford Police arrest seven people in a weekend drug raid. Late Saturday morning, police executed a search warrant at an apartment at 10 Acushnet Avenue in the South End. During surveillance of the home, five suspected customers were taken into custody for purchasing cocaine at the house...

Two New Bedford men are arrested after police conduct a drug raid. Detective Capt. Steven Vicente say police raided an apartment at 20 Roosevelt Street Tuesday night, and found 22 strips of Suboxone, 11 bags of cocaine, eight Percocet pills, and $434 in cash...

A pilot program in New Bedford has clergy, law enforcement, and counselors stepping into the homes of drug addicts. The program, organized by DrugFreeNB, has been in operation since April, and has ministers, police officers, and drug counselors conducting home visits to people who have recently overdosed on drugs...

Wareham Police arrest two people on drug charges Thursday night. Police Chief Kevin Walsh says detectives executed a search warrant at 96 Plymouth Ave in East Wareham, and found 31-year-old Elizabeth Taylor of Plymouth in the driveway in possession of unprescribed Suboxone strips and a hypodermic needle...