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Fairhaven Police Detectives, working with the Bristol County Sheriffs Office South Coast Anti Crime Task Force and New Bedford Police Detectives executed a search warrant just after 12pm Wednesday afternoon at a third floor apartment located on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford. The search took place after 32 year old Henry Catanho was arrested after he completed a drug transaction not far from that location.
Investigators took Catanho into custody without incident and returned him to his Acushnet Avenue apartment where they conducted a search of the premises. During the search, police seized a digital scale, drug packaging material, a small amount of heroin and over $2,000.00 in cash. A Massachusetts Environmental Police K-9 unit was utilized to assist in the search.
Catanho was charged with distribution of heroin and possession of heroin. Prior to this arrest, Catanhao already had open cases for trafficking heroin, distribution of heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin, subsequent offense. He was out on $10,000.00 bail at the time of his arrest Wednesday afternoon.
