New Bedford Police Arrest City Man for Cocaine Trafficking

NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford police have arrested a city man for allegedly running a cocaine delivery service after they found cocaine, fentanyl, and crack in his apartment.

Police said organized crime detectives arrested 48-year-old Neil Lyonnais after searching his Hemlock Street apartment on Tuesday.

They had been investigating a cocaine delivery service being run in the city, culminating in the search.

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After searching Lyonnais, detectives allegedly found eight plastic bags with 7.6 grams of cocaine, six plastic bags of fentanyl weighing 7.1 grams, and a small paper fold of crack cocaine weighing less than a gram on his person.

Police said they also seized 42.7 grams of cocaine, half a gram of fentanyl, drug dealing materials, cutting agent, and $583 in cash during the search.

Lyonnais was charged with trafficking in 36 or more grams of cocaine and possessing with intent to distribute a class A drug.

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