Two Arrested on Drug Charges After New Bedford Shooting

NEW BEDFORD — A New Bedford man and a Dartmouth woman were arrested on drug charges after New Bedford police responded to a shooting that damaged a vehicle in the city early Wednesday morning.

Police said the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system activated just after midnight Wednesday at Griffin Court.

Officers responded to find a vehicle that was damaged by gunfire with two people inside, according to police.

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A search of the vehicle allegedly turned up 17 bags of cocaine along with a stun gun, an open bottle of alcohol, and $395, which was seized.

The two occupants were identified by police as 33-year-old Roni Maocho of New Bedford and 35-year-old Stephanie Conigo of Dartmouth.

Both Maocho and Conigo were arrested and charged with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, and possessing an open container of alcohol as well as a stun gun.

Conigo has previously been arrested in New Bedford on motor vehicle violations as part of a crime sweep in 2017.

No injuries were reported in the shooting.

An investigation into the gunshots is ongoing.

Anyone with information on the gunshots is asked to contact New Bedford police.