New Bedford Police Department seize Fentanyl, Percocets, cocaine and cash after traffic stop

Yesterday NBPD Narcotics and Gang Unit Detectives seized 40 grams of fentanyl, 40 Percocet pills, 4 grams of cocaine, and $960 in the area of Tinkham St. and Acushnet Ave. after stopping a vehicle involved in a drug transaction.

Yamil Velazquez Acevedo, 25, Providence, and Candido Delgado, 45, 72 Adams St., Apt. #2, were both arrested and charged with multiple trafficking offenses. Detectives located narcotics concealed in a soda can improvised to act as a hide container.

Candido Delgado has previous narcotics distribution convictions and was last convicted of distributing Class A substance in 2018.

Detective Samuel Algarin-Mojica was the arresting officer in this case.