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September 12, 2007

Fall River police make major heroin bust

FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Three Fall River residents were arrested, and 4,872 bags of heroin and $11,146 in cash seized, in what the police today called one of their biggest heroin grabs in police department history.

Also seized were 95 Oxycontin tablets and 131 tablets of generic methadone.

Police put a more than $70,000 value on the drugs seized

Aaron T. Mello and Nicholas S. Denardo, both of 454 Whipple St., 3rd floor, and Holly A. Mathews of 112 Osborn St., 3rd floor, were arrested yesterday, according to today's news release.

All were charged with trafficking in heorine, trafficking of Class A substance in a school zone, conspiracy to violate drug laws, possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance, and possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance in a school zone.

Detectives using a search warrant at the third-floor apartment of 454 Whipple St. said they found the drugs and money.

"Removing this quantity of heroin from our streets in one investigation is commendable," Chief John M. Souza said in a statement.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:48 PM | Permalink

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