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New Bedford man sentenced for cocaine trafficking

By Jusolyn Flower,

14 days ago

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A New Bedford man will serve five to six years in state prison for drug dealing, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

Demingo Browning, 49, pleaded guilty to trafficking more than 36 grams of cocaine.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, Browning has an extensive history of drug dealing and was being investigated by detectives for operating a cocaine distribution service out of his Liberty Street apartment.

While executing a search warrant on Browning’s apartment on Nov. 9, 2021, officers reportedly found a large bag of cocaine weighing 110 grams on the couch. Police said they also found digital scales, cut-corner baggies, and packaging materials.

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