Newington Man Caught With 350 Bags Of Heroin: Report

V ERNON, CT — A traffic stop near the Exit 66 interchange with Interstate-84 early Monday morning led to police seizing a variety of drugs — including more than 300 bags of heroin — a report indicates.

The stop, prompted by an "equipment violation," on an Acura, took place on Whitney T. Ferguson III Road at 1:28 a.m., according to a report.

The report adds that the driver, 30-year-old Jonathan Correa, of Newington, consented to a search and police uncovered:

• 8.5 grams of "raw" heroin
• 7.4 grams of crack cocaine
• 3.9 grams of powder form cocaine
• 34.5 bundles, or 350 bags, of heroin
• 21 Oxycondone pills
• 7.5 ecstacy pills
• A "large" amount of cash
• Multiple cell phones
• A butterfly knife

Correa was charged with:

• Operating a drug factory
• Possessing a controlled substance within 1,500 feet of a school (4 counts)
• Narcotics possession with the intent to sell
• The use of drug paraphernalia
• Possessing a controlled substance (4 counts)
• Possessing a weapon in a motor vehicle
• Carrying a dangerous weapon
• A license plate violation
• A lane violation

Correa was held overnight on a $250,000 bond and was to appear in court later on Monday, police said.