NEW BEDFORD — Police say a yearlong investigation into alleged gun and drug sales through a cloud-based app has taken 39 “ghost gun” Glock pistols and thousands of fentanyl-laced pills out of circulation.
New Bedford police were working in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, according to a press release.
The leading case agent was New Bedford Detective Kevin Barbosa.
A 26-year-old Fall River man with New Bedford ties was arrested in connection with the investigation after he was found allegedly selling illegal narcotics, firearms, and other contraband on a cloud-based app, according to the release.
The suspect has been charged with three counts of distribution of controlled substances and one count of transferring machine guns, according to the release.
He allegedly advertised various types of controlled substances, including counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl and other drugs.
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