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Electronic surveillance nets 25 arrests in Bristol County
By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff
Bristol County authorities today announced the arrest of about 25 people involved in an alleged drug ring in Fairhaven and Dartmouth after an investigation that relied on the electronic surveillance of suspects, according to a spokesman for Bristol District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter.
During last year's election campaign, Sutter said that electronic surveillance was a law enforcement tool wrongly ignored by then district attorney Paul F. Walsh. Spokesman Gregg Miliote said today the investigation marked the first time in 17 years that electronic surveillance was used in Bristol County.
With the help of wire taps, investigators seized luxury vehicles, weapons, cocaine, and marijuana from the suspects and will be seeking the forfeiture of other assets allegedly purchased with drug money, Miliote said.
More details are expected at a press conference today in New Bedford.
