10 arrested in New Bedford drug sweep.
By News Staff
Ten arrests were made Tuesday after New Bedford Police teamed up with the Southeastern Massachusetts Gang Task Force, and members of the state police to execute an operation using undercover officers in their efforts to target street level drug activity.
Nine of the ten arrests were made in the north end and one in the west end.
One of the ten suspects Mark Anthony Ramos had his four year old nephew with him that he left in the car alone on two separate occasions with the undercover officer throughout the transaction as him and Mr. Ramos went to different locations to purchase the heroin.
He was arrested for distribution of heroin.
DCF was notified of the situation and after an investigation, the child was reunited with his mother who had no knowledge of what her brother was doing.
The suspects arrested are:
Jorge Luis Torres age 29 of
Anisha Ortiz age 37 of
Robert Adao age 37 of
Juan Pedroza-Ortega age 27 of
Steven Ourique age 39 of
Ana Sanchez age 46 of
Leroy Gross age 30 of
Mark Anthony Ramos age 26 of
Jaron Albanese age 30 of
Carlos Lopez age 64 of
The ten suspects have been arraigned in
