DARTMOUTH — A 34-year-old New Bedford man was arrested on domestic violence and illegal firearms charges after police recovered multiple weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition from his vehicle.
Nathan Faria was detained Saturday, June 28, at approximately 9:30 a.m. during a domestic disturbance at the Dartmouth Motor Inn at 571 State Road.
Police said Faria was arrested in connection with a domestic violence incident that previously occurred in New Bedford.
The Dartmouth Police Department received information that Faria possessed multiple firearms and ammunition in his 2023 Toyota Tundra pickup truck.
Detective Derek Sousa of the Special Operations Division obtained a search warrant for the vehicle.
The search recovered a Sig Sauer M400 AR-15 assault rifle, a VR80 12 gauge shotgun, six fully loaded 30-round high capacity AR-15 magazines, five empty 30-round high capacity AR-15 magazines, four 10-round high capacity 12 gauge shotgun magazines, two five-round 12 gauge shotgun magazines, a silencer, and thousands of rounds of assorted ammunition.
Police said Faria does not possess a valid license to carry firearms in Massachusetts or any other state.
Faria faces charges from New Bedford police regarding the domestic violence incident and multiple charges from Dartmouth police including two counts of carrying a firearm without a license, possessing a silencer, possessing ammunition without an FID card, 15 counts of possessing a large capacity feeding device, and violating an abuse prevention order.
