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200 Pounds of Pot Seized in Dartmouth

Chris Boardman

District Attorney Sam Sutter announced today that a tractor trailer loaded with about 200 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $180,000, was seized at an undisclosed location in Dartmouth yesterday afternoon around 2 p.m.

Information provided by Detective Dennis Ledo of the New Bedford Police Department and Detective Robert Jacobs of the Fall River Police Department in conjunction with the Bristol District Attorney's Office State Police Narcotics Unit, State Police Truck Team, Dartmouth Police and ICE agents led to the arrest of two individuals.

Ricardo Zamora, 61, and Joseph Zamora, 42, both of Wilder, Idaho, were charged with trafficking in marijuana and conspiracy to violate the drug laws. They were both arraigned in New Bedford District Court today, and ordered held on $50,000 cash bail.

Because the matter remains under investigation, we will be unable to provide any further information on this case at this time.

-from the Bristol County D.A.'s Office


Sunday, Nov 29 at 3:22 PM A Citizen wrote ...

Good government policy vs. Bad government policy. Should be the debate, not whether it is morally harmful to the individual smoking the stuff. I work at a convenience store the amount of paraphrenelia the store sells to a staggering amount of individuals is mind boggling. The

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Saturday, Nov 28 at 8:37 PM neutral-non-smoker wrote ...

personally I think the local govenments should legalize and distribute marijuana themselves. apply the same laws and restrictions you do to alcohol. plus the money would be going to benefit our economy. to hell with the foreign supply. I think right now the worst drug is alcohol. marijuana has none of long lasting and potentially life threatening or damaging effects of alcohol. just legalize it and impose a state tax on the product. then use the profits to combat more harmful narcotics.

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Saturday, Nov 28 at 11:31 AM Pete wrote ...

Let's hear from the stoners who rant about how much money we would save if their weed was legalized. You never hear them say that we could save a lot more money if people stopped smoking so much dope. Americans are 6% of the world's population but consume 80% of the drugs. Let's blame the legal system.

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Saturday, Nov 28 at 11:24 AM Roy wrote ...

It must suck to be a pothead and have to spend lots of money to stay stoned and avoid feeling the emptiness of your life. Ever hear of a pothead that stopped smoking to clear his/her head? Me neither.

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Friday, Nov 27 at 11:25 PM Well said. wrote ...

Short-sighted views: people overlook the incredible and unspeakable actions that serve as the basis of marijuana trafficking. Bad, bad stuff comes along with your local weed supply.

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Friday, Nov 27 at 2:15 PM Short-sighted views... wrote ...

Try considering the ruthless and violent Mexican cartels these guys are enabling, who are killing everyone in sight in the Mexican border towns, including cops, politicians, and witnesses. This goes much deeper than you and your buddies pulling bong hits. Take a look at what's going along the Mexican border, digest it, and then re-post. There are some fantastic picures of slaughtered children for your viewing. These cartels would be out of business if they couldn't move their product.

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Thursday, Nov 26 at 10:03 PM Legalizeit wrote ...

Agreed, and what a waste of weed.....

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Thursday, Nov 26 at 1:21 PM new bedford people wrote ...

we need our supply

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Thursday, Nov 26 at 10:39 AM Politicalzoo wrote ...

Complete waste of time and government resources.

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