fentanyl

Local police departments are issuing a warning about an especially lethal batch of heroin mixed with fentanyl that is making its way through the SouthCoast.

New Bedford Police arrested seven people on drug charges throughout the day Tuesday, including a 73-year-old man.

Wareham Police arrest a man on multiple charges after he is discovered to be in possession of drugs and an unlicensed firearm.

Fairhaven Police arrested a man on a drug charge as part of an investigation into a narcotics delivery operation Tuesday night.

Two Dartmouth police officers were exposed to fentanyl during a traffic stop on Saturday.

A drug dealer who lived in both Fairhaven and New Bedford has been sentenced to up to seven-and-a-half years in state prison.

Twelve people face a litany of drug-related charges following a city-wide narcotics sweep.

A New Bedford man who was caught dealing opiates while out on bail for a previous opiate distribution arrest was sentenced to state prison.

A Taunton man who sold a potent batch of fentanyl to a Berkley man who later died of an overdose has been sentenced.

New Bedford Police made four drug arrests within one hour on Thursday.