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“DARTMOUTH, MA – On Thursday, May 9, 2024, at approximately 11:25 a.m., Detectives assigned to the Special Operations Division of the Dartmouth Police Department, with the assistance of Massachusetts State Troopers assigned to the Bristol County State Police Detective Unit, executed an arrest warrant at a residence on Hillman Street in New Bedford.
This arrest was executed following a previous search warrant on April 26, 2024, for the same location. The search warrant was conducted following a month-long joint drug distribution investigation by detectives from both agencies.
During the original search, detectives located twenty-two point five (22.5) grams of suspected powder cocaine, thirty-six (36) grams of suspected crack cocaine, twenty-two point six (22.6) grams of suspected fentanyl, fourteen (14) grams of suspected methamphetamine, numerous other pills suspected to be Oxycontin, Suboxone, and Xanax, a digital scale, and other suspected drug equipment commonly used for street level sales of narcotics.
As a result of the findings associated with this investigation, Shawn PONTES, 41, of New Bedford is being charged with trafficking fentanyl, trafficking cocaine, possession Class B, possession Class B (subsequent offense), two counts of possession with intent to distribute Class B, two counts of possession with intent to distribute Class B (subsequent offense), possession of Class E, distributing Class A (subsequent offense), and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.”-Dartmouth Police Department.
