New Bedford heroin trafficker sentenced to prison
By: News Staff
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – A New Bedford heroin trafficker with a history of dealing drugs in the city was sentenced to serve five to seven years in state prison.
Javier Natal, 26, pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court Friday.
Natal’s home was searched on February of 2015 and police found 195 grams of heroin in a teddy bear, along with scales, baggies, and around $1,500.
When police first arrived to his County Street residence, Natal was attempting to leave the apartment in his car, but New Bedford Police stopped him.
Natal has been convicted of drug distribution relation charges at least three times and has served time in jail multiple times.
“This defendant is a repeat drug dealer who has been contributing to the ongoing opiate problem in our communities,” District Attorney Quinn said. “This state prison sentence is appropriate and justified.”
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