Traffic stop leads to heroin discovery and arrest

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CAMBRIDGE — Shortly after midnight on July 7, while on patrol, a Dorchester County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a registration violation. The vehicle was occupied by two individuals: a 23-year-old man from Royal Oak and a 23-year-old man from Easton.

A dog was deployed to conduct an analysis and was alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. A search located a large quantity of narcotics.

After attempting to stop the occupants of the vehicle, the Easton man fled the scene. The other suspect was arrested and transported to the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office.

Officers seized approximately 630 wrapped wax packets containing heroin/fentanyl, three Percocet pills, two ecstasy pills, other CDS packaging materials, a small amount of cash and a bag of cannabis that was located with the controlled dangerous substances (CDS).

Robert Nathaniel Palmer and Justin Anthony Foster were charged with:

Three counts of possession – no cannabis,

Two counts of possession with intent to distribute narcotics,

One count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/heroin CDs,

One count of CDS: possession – large quantity, and

One count of CDS: possession of paraphernalia.

Additionally, Palmer was charged with several traffic violations and Foster received charges related to his evasion of arrest.

Palmer was seen by a Dorchester County District Court commissioner and released on $15,000 unsecured bail. A request for indictment has been filed against Foster and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.