Crime & Safety

Andover: Police Seize Over Two Pounds of Heroin on River Road

Three out-of-state men charged with drug trafficking

Police arrested three out-of-state men and seized nearly two pounds of heroin valued at approximately $20,000 on Tuesday night on River Road.

Jordan Johnson, 27, of Colchester, Vt., Jacob Reilly, 25, of Jericho, Vt., and Steven Morales, 33, of Brooklyn, N.Y., were all charged with drug trafficking.

Detectives had been conducting surveillance on River Rd near Interstate-93 on Tuesday night, when they saw three people in a vehicle acting suspiciously.

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.The trio was scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday in Lawrence District Court.

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