New Bedford man charged with multiple firearm and drug counts after raid

On Friday, August 5th, 2016, Detective’s from the Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau executed a search warrant at Mosher St apartment.  The warrant was to search for a firearm and the target was Joe Martinez dob 05/28/81.  Upon execution, detectives located 3 handguns; a 9mm revolver loaded with 4 rounds of ammo, a .22 caliber revolver, and a .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun loaded with five rounds of ammo and having defaced serial numbers. Detectives also located 6 additional rounds of 9mm ammo, 2.2 grams of heroin, a small amount of cocaine, and $245.00 in cash.  Detective Jarrod Gracia was the lead investigator for the case.

Martinez was charged with:

• 3 counts of possession of fire arm without license
• 3 counts of unlawful possession of ammunition
• 3 counts of improper storage of a fire arm
• 1 count of fire arm with defaced serial number
• 1 count of possession w/int to distribute class A heroin
• 1 count of possession class B cocaine