Woman Brought Heroin to Hospital, Police Say

A Great Meadows woman went to the hospital for a medical reason and left in handcuffs for drug possession, Hackettstown Police Sgt. Darren Tynan said.

Police responded to Hackettstown Regional Medical Center Sunday afternoon regarding a patient with drug paraphernalia, Tynan said.

When police arrived they found Victoria Tanczos, 21, in the emergency room for an unknown medical reason, but in possession of 11 folds of heroin, numerous empty folds and two hypodermic needles, Tynan said.

Tanczos was charged with possession of suspected heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of hypodermic needles.

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