According to NBC 10, Dartmouth Police responded to a shoplifting call at the town's local Walmart leading to the arrest of an alleged drug dealer. Dartmouth police say they responded to a Walmart on Friday around 1:15 PM for the shoplifting complaint.

When police arrived at the store they saw one of the suspected shoplifters, 35 year old Daniel Tavares, of Fall River, throw something behind a few vending machines. Police say after officers searched the area where Tavares had thrown the items, officers discovered several plastic bags containing suspected oxycodone tablets.

Tavares was later placed under arrest and charged with trafficking oxycodone and shoplifting, his 3rd offense. During booking, officers also seized roughly 1,700 from Tavares. According to Dartmouth Police, the total weight of the tablets totaled 25 grams.