Crime & Safety

33,000 Doses Of Heroin Confiscated In Massive Bucks-Area Drug Bust

Police stated that heroin has become a "scourge in the community" of Norristown.

Police confiscated 33,000 doses of heroin in a massive drug bust Wednesday, according to a report by The Intelligencer.

The seizure was worth up to $330,000, according to police, the report stated.

Two Norristown residents, considered major suppliers, were arrested when the drugs were confiscated, according to the report.

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Police also confiscated a handgun and $17,000 in Mexican and U.S. currency, the report states.

Detectives on the case said that the amount of heroin found reflects a “scourge in the community” of the drug, the report states.

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