New Bedford Night Raid Nets Guns, drugs and arrests in crime – New Bedford Guide

“New Bedford – Last week, detectives that were assigned to the Intelligenzbüro for organized crime made two significant arrests carried out on Thursday evening.

On May 8th^TH At around 3 p.m., detectives were drawn to suspicious activities in the area of ​​Blue Meadows Housing Development. Further surveillance caused the investigators to approach a parked vehicle with several inmates. A young person was observed who tried to hide a cross -body bag that he had worn. This bag later contained a loaded Glock 19-shot weapon with a magazine with a high capacity. The adolescent was taken into custody and held against a deposit of 10,000 US dollars.

The arrest officer was det. Jacob Rebello.

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Shortly afterwards, detectives monitored the activities in the parking lot of a hotel in Hathaway Road when they observed a suspected drug transaction. As a result of their observations, detectives followed and finally stopped the suspect's vehicle in the Nauset Street/Mt. Pleasant crossroads. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of over 41 grams of “crack” cocaine and 1,914 US dollars, which were confiscated as drug proceeds. Norman Silva, 25, 157 Hathaway St., was taken into custody and accused of 36 grams due to cocaine trading.

The arrest officer was Det. David Wallant.

If you have information you want to give the police, you can do this anonymously by calling 508-99 crime or visiting our website and submitting a tip. “-Police Department of the City of New Bedford.

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