2 people arrested in drug raid in South End New Bedford. What to know.

New Bedford a man and a woman from New Bedford were arrested following a drug attack from late at the southern end of the city.

The detectives have concluded their investigation into a Fentanil distribution service that is operated on from 99 Swan St., apt. 1 Monday, February 24, which led to the confiscation of over one kilogram of illicit drugs.

According to the New Bedford Police Department, a search warrant was executed, during which the detectives confiscated over 824 grams of cocaine, over 512 grams of fentanel, 76 sub -oxone film, an assortment of pills, materials of Packaging, digital scales and $ 5,643.

The pair was accused of traffic of 200 grams or more of cocaine, trafficking in 200 grams or more by fentanel, conspiracy to violate the drug law and possession for distributing “cracks”.

One of the suspects has been accused in addition to fentanyl traffic in 18 grams or more and a mandate arrest.

“This is a substantial amount of drugs that have to be removed from the streets and I am very grateful for the hard work that enters into a investigation like this,” said Paul Oliveira in a press release. “In a period when Fentanil causes such a ravage in our communities, we can measure the value of these convulsions not only in grams, but in the number of saved lives. A well -done job. “

This item originally appeared on Standard-Times: NBPD probe in fentanel distribution operation leads to 2 arrests