Pubdate: Sat, 19 Apr 2014
Source: Standard-Times (New Bedford, MA)
Copyright: 2014 South Coast Media Group
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Author: Brian Fraga, Fall River Herald News

30 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA FOUND IN PRODUCE DELIVERY TO FREETOWN

FREETOWN - About 30 pounds of marijuana were found Friday inside a
tractor trailer that was delivering asparagus to the Stop & Shop
Distribution Center in Freetown.

The produce delivery originated in Lodi, Calif. The truck driver told
Detective Shane Kelly that she did not know about the marijuana,
Police Chief Carlton Abbott said.

"She picked up the truck and drove it from Point A to Point B, and
made several stops along the way," Abbott said.

A supervisor on the Freetown facility's loading dock spotted the
marijuana inside the trailer and notified a security officer, who in
turn contacted the Freetown Police Department around 11:45 a.m.
Friday, Abbott said.

"We've been called before to the Stop & Stop facility for similar
discoveries," Abbott said, adding that the police department receives
periodic reports of contraband, usually marijuana, arriving in trucks
at the distribution center.

A Massachusetts State Police K9 police officer swept the facility with
his police dog and did not find any other contraband. The truck driver
cooperated with Kelly's investigation.

"At this time, we don't believe the Stop & Shop facility was involved
in this," Abbott said. "Stop & Shop has always been cooperative.
They've been a good business neighbor."

Abbott said law enforcement authorities in Lodi have been notified,
and added that the marijuana has been seized into evidence. Abbott
said the investigation is ongoing.
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