Police: Man found with more than 3,000 bags of heroin
A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday afternoon after county police found him with more than 3,000 bags of heroin near Stanton.
Officers in the county patrol's "A-Squad" were driving at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday when they watched a gray Jeep Cherokee commit multiple traffic violations in the 3800 block of Kirkwood Highway in front of them, Officer First Class J.P. Piser said.
When police stopped the vehicle, they found Marcellus Jones as the sole occupant, Piser said, and an odor of marijuana coming from the Jeep led them to search the vehicle.
Inside, they found 3,054 bags of heroin and 135.6 grams of marijuana, Piser said. The heroin, weighing 45.81 grams, has an estimated street value of $7,050, he said.
Jones was charged with possession with intent to deliver a Tier 4 quantity of heroin, possession of heroin in a Tier 5 quantity, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of marijuana with an aggravating factor and three traffic violations.
After failing to post $85,300 cash bail, he was taken to Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington and issued a no-contact order with the 3800 block of Kirkwood Highway and the surrounding five blocks.
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