A Fall River man arrested twice within a seven-month stretch for trafficking fentanyl will spend the next eight to 10-and-a-half years in state prison.
A New Bedford heroin trafficker, who is also awaiting trial on a pending non-fatal shooting case was sentenced to serve up to four-and-a-half years in state prison last week.
A New Bedford narcotics trafficker who fled the country on the eve of his trial nearly five years ago was sentenced to serve four years in state prison.
The Massachusetts legislature has a bill to create special locations for the use of intravenous drugs by addicts. The locations would be a 'safe space.'
Longtime New Bedford City Councilor Brian Gomes has led the City Council to a unanimous vote in opposition to 'safe injection sites' for illegal drug users.