Fall River Police arrested two men on several drug and gun charges earlier this week.
According to police, on Monday, Detectives assigned to the CAST Unit were proactively patrolling the Corky Row area. At approximately 10:00 a.m., detectives observed a vehicle stop and engage in an interaction with pedestrians that was consistent with an illicit drug transaction. Further investigation confirmed those suspicions. Detectives subsequently followed the vehicle and conducted a motor vehicle stop.
While conducting the stop and investigating the suspected transaction, detectives removed the two male occupants from the vehicle, identified as 29-year-old Dario Hamlin-Baxter of Brockton and 22-year-old Malachi Auguste of Mattapan. Detectives conducted a pat frisk of both individuals, as well as a protective sweep of the vehicle within the immediate reach of the occupants.
During the search of the vehicle, detectives located:…