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June 1, 2007

Tiverton man gets 10 years for drug trafficking

A Tiverton man has been sentenced in Massachusetts to 10 years in prison for trafficking in 121 grams of cocaine and possessing heroin and marijuana with intent to distribute it.

Mark Berube, 30, whose last known address was 14 Colonial Ave., was arrested by Fall River police on April 17 last year after an officer said he saw Berube selling drugs out of his vehicle on South Main Street, according to a news release today from the office of Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter.

Berube's conviction yesterday, after a two-day trial in Taunton Superior Court, includes a charge of trafficking cocaine within a school zone.

In a search of Berube's vehicle, the police said they seized 121 grams of cocaine, a large brick of heroin, a half-pound of marijuana and $7,740 in U.S. currency, according to the statement.

Sutter's office has asked that the money be forfeited, which will come up at a future hearing.

Sutter praised the work of the police and others, saying: “This case is a prime example of my office’s new policy that we do not offer sentence reductions on cases where a defendant is charged with being a major drug dealer; meaning trafficking more than 100 grams of narcotics."

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 2:06 PM | Permalink

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