According to ABC 6, the New Bedford Police Department seized two guns in two separate cases this past weekend. On March 18 detectives said they searched the home of 41-year-old Paul Silva who was the target of an active investigation where they located 30 grams of crack cocaine, nearly 3 grams of powder cocaine and one handgun. Silva and another man in the house, Nicholas Taft were both charged with trafficking cocaine and unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition.

The next day, police received a tip about a juvenile with a gun where responding officers found a juvenile with a pistol stolen from Maine. The juvenile initially violently resisted arrest but was eventually taken into custody. This was the second time they were arrested with a gun, their first case was thrown out by a judge in district court.