Police Intercept 200 Bags of Heroin

COVENTRY, CT — A large stash of heroin, seemingly headed for north central and eastern Connecticut has been intercepted in Coventry, police said.

On Wednesday at 10:34 p.m., Coventry Police received a call from a driver who was following a vehicle on Interstate-384, according to a news release.

The driver was operating erratically and nearly hit a center barrier, according to a news release. The caller told police he noticed the interior dome light so he pulled alongside the vehicle, according to a news release.

He then observed the driver holding a hypodermic needle and the two in the car appeared to be “doing drugs,” according to a news release.

The caller followed the vehicle into Coventry and gave the license plate and description to police, according to a news release. Coventry officers located the vehicle, which was unregistered and had misused plates, and it pulled into the Citgo station on Main Street, according to a news release.

The occupants admitted that they had just purchased 200 bags of heroin in Hartford and had used two, a news release states.

Police then confiscated 198 bags of heroin, along with the two empty bags and several hypodermic needles, according to a news release.

Sara Sensabaugh, 20, of Coventry and Paul Sumner, 23, of were charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. Sumner was also charged with numerous motor vehicle charges. Each was held on a $5,000 bond overnight was was to appear in court on Thursday, according to a news release.

Sensabaugh, later admitted that she had stolen jewelry from a family member and sold it at a pawn shop to obtain money for the narcotics, according to a news release.

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