New Bedford Police arrest 19-year old on firearm and drug charges

On June 1, New Bedford Narcotics and Gang detectives seized a loaded gun, bullets, a small amount of crack cocaine and a small amount of cash in a vehicle stopped at Rte. 18 N. and Elm St.

As a result of the incident, Jasaiah Velmont, 19, Brockton, was charged with firearms and drug offenses. Detective Nathaniel Almeida investigated the case.

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