Crime & Safety
Maine Man Arrested For 420 Bags Of Heroin, 1 Bag Of Crack, In Charlton
A man was stopped and officers found 410 bags of heroin and one bag of crack cocaine in the car.
CHARLTON, MA—A Maine man was arrested for trafficking heroin in Charlton on Thursday.
On Thursday evening around 8:37 p.m., Trooper Nicholas D’Angelo stopped a Buick Roadmaster on Route 20 Eastbound, just prior to Old Worcester Road in the town of Charlton. The officer looked up the plate, which belonged on a different vehicle.
The driver was identified as Steven H. Pearl, 36, of Patten, ME. Pearl was found to be in possession of 410 bags of suspected heroin and 1 bag of suspected crack cocaine.
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Pearl was arrested and charged with trafficking heroin, possession of a Class B drug, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, attaching plates.
Pearl was held on $2000 bail, pending arraignment on Monday in Dudley District Court.
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