Crime & Safety

Middlesex Co. Woman, 24, Had 450 Heroin Bags In Car, Police Say

Police say this New Brunswick young woman had more than 450 bags of heroin in her car when she was pulled over for a suspected DUI.

Holly Saeger, 24, of New Brunswick.
Holly Saeger, 24, of New Brunswick. (Flemington Police Dept.)

FLEMINGTON, NJ — This 24-year-old New Brunswick woman was found with more than 450 bags of heroin in her car when she was pulled over for a suspected DUI in Flemington on March 6, said Flemington Police.

Flemington Police patrolman Gregory Zytko pulled over Holly Saeger, of New Brunswick, at around 11 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, said police.

She was found to be under the influence.

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The Flemington police dog, K9 Kita, alerted police that she sniffed out heroin in the car; police searched the vehicle and found more than 450 bags of suspected heroin (with a street value of approximately $4,000), as well as prescription medicine and drug paraphernalia.

Saeger was taken into police custody and charged with numerous narcotics crimes and traffic violations.

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