Dartmouth Police arrest man on drug charges

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WLNE) — Dartmouth Police said that they have arrested a man in connection with a month-long drug distribution case.

41-year-old Shawn Pontes was arrested on May 9 for trafficking fentanyl, trafficking cocaine, possession Class B, possession Class B (subsequent offense), two counts of possession with intent to distribute Class B, two counts of possession with intent to distribute Class B (subsequent offense), possession of Class E, distributing Class A (subsequent offense), and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

On Thursday, detectives assigned to the Special Operations Division of the Dartmouth Police Department, with the assistance of Massachusetts State Troopers assigned to the Bristol County State Police Detective Unit, executed an arrest warrant at a residence on Hillman Street in New Bedford.

The arrest of Pontes was executed following a previous search warrant back in April.