Man Hid Heroin in Underwear, Hazlet Police Say

HAZLET, NJ - A Long Branch man was arrested in Hazlet last Tuesday after police said he hid 40 packets of heroin in his underwear.

A police officer stopped Garrett Abel, 24, in his car on Tuesday, Jan. 24 after observing his front driver side headlight was out. When the officer ran his name, it was revealed that Abel had an active warrant out of Monmouth County Superior Court.

Before he was arrested, Abel was then searched and that's when the officer found a bulge in his underwear, which was revealed to be 40 wax folds of heroin, police said. Abel turned the heroin over to the officer.

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