New Bedford police arrested four individuals yesterday at 11 Viall Street in New Bedford’s south end on various drug charges to include fentanyl distribution. This is the third fentanyl/heroin distribution arrest made at 11 Viall Street since March 2 of this year.
Fentanyl is now responsible for 89% of all the overdose deaths in Massachusetts.
On March 2, New Bedford police arrested Miguel Sevilla-Freire at his 11 Viall Street apartment 3N for Class B drug distribution. Angel Miguel Sevilla was also arrested on drug charges.
– 42-year old Jose Garcia-Santiago of 174 Central Ave (apartment 3) in New Bedford for Class A drug possession and conspiracy to violate drug laws. Class A drug usually means heroin.
– 44-year old Carlos Perez of 65 Sawyer Street (apartment 1) in New Bedford for distribution of fentanyl, possession of Suboxone and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
– 69-year old Emilio Rivera of 110 County Street (apartment 74) in New Bedford for Class A drug possession, conspiracy to violate drug laws, Class E drug possession and Class A drug distribution – second offense (4/16/1998). Class A drug usually means heroin.
– 31-year old Edwin Carrasquillo of 20 Holly Street (apartment 1) in New Bedford for Class B drug distribution, Class A drug possession, Class B drug possession, warrant arrest, Class A drug distribution – second offense (2/5/2009)
On July 2, New Bedford police again arrested four individuals in the driveway of 11 Viall Street on drug charges to include fentanyl possession.
– 60-year old Darlene Sylvia of 171 Stuart Street (apartment 1) in Fall River for possession of a Class A drug (second offense) and possession of fentanyl.
– 37-year old Louise Andrade of 777 County Street (apartment 3) in New Bedford on possession of fentanyl and possessing an open container of alcohol on a public way.
– 33-year old Wesley Nelson of 295 Gardner Street in New Bedford for possession of a Class A drug (second offense) and possession of fentanyl.
– 42-year old Delmar Machado of 8 Phillips Ave. in New Bedford for possession of a Class A drug.
Viall Street is part of The South End of New Bedford’s Drug Dealer Mile – a 1-mile area where 17 drug dealers were arrested in a 5 month period.