Arlington Man Caught Selling Percs During Shopping Trip: Police

ARLINGTON, MA – An Arlington man was arrested Friday at a Somerville Kmart after allegedly admitting to selling painkillers while getting his shopping done. A security guard alerted police after seeing 30-year-old Dante Quinn on camera meeting with three other men and handing them what he believed to be pills.

Officers met with Quinn as he was leaving the store, and he allegedly told them he knew he was caught on camera. He pointed to the right side pocket of his shorts and said, "what you're looking for is right here," adding that the baggie in his pocket had 30-mg Percocet pills inside, according to the police report.

Quinn allegedly told one of the officers he was "killing two birds with one stone" by coming to Kmart to shop and sell Percocets. He also admitted to selling pills to three men after being shown surveillance footage, the report stated. Police did not find the other men allegedly involved.

Police found $412 in cash, mostly consisting of $20 bills, in Quinn's pocket and a baggie containing a tan powder substance in his right sock. Quinn allegedly told police this was heroin.

He was arrested and charged with distribution of a Class B substance and possession of a Class A drug.

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