Police Seize Heroin, Cash, Cars from North Easton Home

Photo: (l-r) Jacob Leppo and Carlos Rosario

Detectives of Easton Police arrested two suspects as a result of a search warrant executed on a North Easton home on Friday at 9:45 p.m.

Police seized about 11 grams of heroin, $873 in cash and two vehicles from 8 Gaslight Lane in North Easton.

Jacob B. Leppo, 22, 8 Gaslight Lane, and Carlos Rosario, 33, 28 Bishop Joel Smith Way in Boston, were arrested and charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate the drug laws.

Leppo was additionally charged with Class E drug possession and held without bail.

Roario was held on $75,000 bail.

The search warrant was assisted by members of the Taunton Police Street Crimes Unit, Eason Police patrol officers and members of the Northern Bristol County Drug task force.

The arrests of Leppo and Rosario were the result of a lengthy drug investigation by the Easton Detective Division and other investigators, police said.

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