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A New Bedford man, who was on pretrial probation for unlawful possession of a firearm and trafficking in heroin, was arrested Friday afternoon by Fairhaven Police Detectives and members of the Bristol County Sheriffs Office South Coast Anti Crime Team, and charged with additional drug crimes. Just before 3:30 Friday afternoon, Zachary Lovegrove was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and for two outstanding warrants.
After being taken into custody, investigators discovered over 19 grams of heroin, 32 Suboxone strips and 164 Xanax pills individually packaged for distribution inside the vehicle Lovegrove was operating. He was charged with trafficking over 18 grams of heroin, possession with intent to distribute a class b substance, possession with intent to distribute a class c substance and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. The charges listed on the two outstanding warrants included distribution of heroin, possession with intent to distribute heroin, conspiracy to violate drug laws and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Lovegrove was held over the weekend on $75,000.00 bail. He was arraigned on the new charges in Third District Court Monday morning.
