Crime
Fall River man arrested by Dartmouth Police on drug trafficking and shoplifting charges
A Fall River man was arrested on Black Friday on multiple charges.
According to Dartmouth Police, on Friday, at approximately 1:15 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to a shoplifting complaint at Walmart.
During the course of the investigation, Officer Craig Cote observed one of the shoplifters, identified as Daniel Tavares, 35, of Fall River, throw something behind some vending machines.
Upon searching the area where Tavares had thrown the item(s), officers discovered several plastic bags containing suspected Oxycodone tablets.
As a result of the incident, Tavares was placed under arrest and charged with trafficking Oxycodone and shoplifting (3rd offense).
During booking, officers also seized $1,777.00 from Tavares.
The total weight of the tablets was 25 grams.
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