2,000-Plus Bags of Heroin Intercepted in Hartford

HARTFORD, CT — Hartford police on Tuesday said they took more than 2,000 bags of heroin off the streets in one of two drug-related arrests.

The HPD Vice and Narcotics squad hit what Deputy Chief Brian Foley called a "hot spot" on Westland Street overnight and confiscated 2,051 bags of heroin. The stash also included two large rolls of cash that featured several $100 bills, he said.

In another overnight arrest, at 371 Garden St. — a location just a few doors down from a recent homicide — police seized heroin, crack cocaine, $5,000 in cash and a stolen 9mm handgun, Foley said.

Police released photo of both stashes taken in the arrests.

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